Thermocouple probes
OwnerJulius G. Hammerslag, Gary R. Hammerslaginventors
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Abstract
A clinical thermometer probe is constructed for connection with an electronic readout device and includes a support member of thin wall construction having thermocouple wires or stripes extending longitudinally of the support member and joined at the distal end of the support member. The wires or stripes are applied to the support member during the process of extruding the member or thereafter by applying the stripes to surfaces of the support member and bridging the stripes at one end of the body.
Claims11
In a thermocouple probe for electrical thermometers comprising an elongated thin body, thermal responsive elements extending lengthwise of said body, means forming a thermocouple junction between said elements at one end of said body, and said elements providing electrical contacts at the other end of said body, the improvement wherein said elements are united with said body and extend therealong at opposite sides of a thin wall of said body and spaced apart by said thin wall wherein said thin wall thickness is limited to prevent significant cooling of the contacted tissue, and said electrical contacts on said other of said body provide an internal and external orientation on said thin wall for properly polarized connection with a display device.
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