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AssigneeSherwood Services AG
InventorsJames Harr, Mitchell Babkes, Clarence Walker
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A cassette of tympanic thermometer probe covers includes a frame and probe covers releasably attached to the frame. The probe covers can be individually attached over a probe of a tympanic thermometer to protect the probe from contamination. The probe covers are constructed to releasably secure themselves to the probe. The force required to secure the probe covers to the frame is less that the force which is required to detach the probe covers from the frame so that the probe cover is held by the frame while being attached to the thermometer probe. The probe cover is connected to the frame by frangible connections that are arranged to inhibit pivoting of the probe cover when being attached to the thermometer probe. A method of securing a probe cover to a probe of a tympanic thermometer is also disclosed.
A cassette comprising a frame and a plurality of tympanic thermometer probe covers, each of the probe covers being releasably attached to the frame by at least one frangible connection, said at least one frangible connection being constructed allow the respective probe cover to be detached from the frame upon application of a detachment force and to support the respective probe cover against pivoting relative to the frame when it is releasably attached to the frame.
A cassette comprising a frame and a plurality of tympanic thermometer probe covers releasably attached to the frame, wherein each probe cover is attached to the frame by a frangible connection, the probe covers being configured for attachment to a probe of a tympanic thermometer upon application of a securement force, the frangible connection being configured to release the respective probe cover from the frame upon application of a detachment force that is greater than the securement force whereby the probe covers can be held by the frame while attaching to the thermometer probe and detached from the frame after the probe cover is attached to the thermometer probe.
A method of securing a probe cover to a probe of a tympanic thermometer, the method comprising:
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