Shoemaker and Mattare
Medical thermometer
A medical thermometer for measuring the temperature of a patient comprises a metal tip (2) with an outer contact surface (3) for contacting the tissue of a patient. A temperature sensor (4) mounted within the metal tip (2) is used to produce a signal which represents the temperature of the metal tip (2). The temperature is displayed on a display (5). The metal tip surrounds a substantially hollow cavity (8) and is of a length (L) which is at least three times, preferably five times larger than the diameter of the metal tip (2). The metal tip (2) is free from additional heating means.
Microlife Intellectual Property GmbH
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inventional inventional
Yung Ku
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