Digital thermometer for measuring body temperature

A digital thermometer for measuring the temperature of a living being by inserting a portion of the thermometer in the mouth of the being comprising:

• a non-linear probe with first and second ends, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends,
• said first end of the probe defining a first axis,
• a temperature sensor disposed near the first end of the probe,
• a housing disposed at the second end of the probe, said housing being integral with said probe, said housing defining a second axis,
• said first axis and said second axis defining an angle therebetween,
• a display for displaying a temperature measured by said thermometer, and
• electronic circuitry in communication with said temperature sensor to receive a temperature signal from said temperature sensor, to translate said temperature signal into a value representative of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor, and to provide the translated value to the display for displaying the measured temperature.

A digital thermometer for measuring the temperature of a living being by inserting a portion of the thermometer in the mouth of the being comprising:

• a non-linear probe with first and second ends, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends,
• said first end of the probe defining a first axis,
• a temperature sensor disposed near the first end of the probe,
• a housing disposed at the second end of the probe, said housing defining a second axis, the second end of said probe disposed in alignment with said second axis,
• said first axis and said second axis defining an angle therebetween,
• a display for displaying a temperature measured by said thermometer, and
• electronic circuitry in communication with said temperature sensor to receive a temperature signal from said temperature sensor, to translate said temperature signal into a value representative of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor, and to provide the translated value to the display for displaying the measured temperature.

A digital thermometer for measuring the temperature of a living being by inserting a portion of the thermometer in the mouth of the being comprising:

• a probe with first and second ends, an intermediate portion of the probe disposed between the first and second ends,
• a temperature sensor disposed near the first end of the probe,
• an internal stiffener disposed in said probe that permits shaping of the intermediate portion of the probe into a desired non-linear shape,
• a housing portion disposed at the second end of said probe,
• a display for displaying a temperature measured by said thermometer, and
• electronic circuitry in communication with said temperature sensor to receive a temperature signal from said temperature sensor, to translate said temperature signal into a value representative of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor, and to communicate the translated value to the display for displaying the measured temperature.