Ear thermometer radiation detector
AssigneeExergen Corporation
InventorFrancesco Pompei
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Abstract
A radiation detector comprises an extension shaped to be comfortably positioned in an outer ear area for obtaining temperature indications without discomfort to the subject. The extension increases non-linearly in diameter along a portion of its distal end forming a rounded distal tip. The extension is positioned in an ear canal such that the rounded tip is disposed at the opening to the ear canal. An infrared radiation sensor is positioned in the detector for receiving radiation emitted from the ear canal. An electronics unit converts the received radiation to a temperature indication.
Claims15
A temperature detector comprising:
- an extension increasing non-linearly in diameter along a portion of its length from a distal end of the extension to form a rounded distal tip, the extension being adapted to be inserted into an outer ear such that the rounded distal tip is disposed adjacent to an ear canal opening, the rounded tip having a diameter of at least 10 mm adjacent a distal end of the extension such that the extension is substantially incapable of being inserted into an ear canal;
- an infrared radiation sensor positioned in the detector for receiving radiation from the ear canal which passes through the distal end of the extension;
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- an electronics unit for converting radiation received by the sensor to temperature.
A temperature detector comprising:
- an extension increasing non-linearly in diameter along a portion of its length from a distal end of the extension to form a rounded distal tip, the extension being adapted to be inserted into an outer ear such that the rounded distal tip is disposed adjacent to an ear canal opening, the rounded tip having a diameter of at least 10 mm adjacent a distal end of the extension such that the extension is substantially incapable of being inserted into an ear canal;
- an infrared radiation sensor positioned in the detector for receiving radiation from the ear canal which passes through the distal end of the extension;
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- an electronics unit for converting radiation received by the sensor to temperature, the electronics unit being adapted to provide a peak temperature reading with scanning of the sensor relative to an ear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.