Temporal thermometer disposable cap

A method of detecting human body temperature, comprising:

• providing a temperature detector, the detector including an end which is positioned adjacent the body during temperature detection;
• covering, with a disposable cap, substantially all of the end of the detector likely to contact the body to prevent cross-contamination between persons, the cap including an inwardly directed flange covering the end of the detector with an open aperture therethrough to permit the radiation sensor of the detector to view a target surface of the body, the flange extending radially a distance substantially greater than its thickness;
• and
• moving the end of the detector across the skin of the body to detect the body temperature.

A method of detecting human body temperature, comprising:

• providing a temperature detector, the detector including an end which is positioned adjacent the body during temperature detection;
• covering, with a disposable cap, substantially all of the end of the detector likely to contact the body, the cap including an inwardly directed flange covering the end of the detector with an open aperture therethrough to permit the radiation sensor of the detector to view a target surface of the body, the flange aperture having a diameter of between about 0.375 and 1 inches;
• and
• moving the end of the detector across the skin of the body to detect the body temperature.

A method of detecting human body temperature, comprising:

• providing a temperature detector, the detector including an end which is positioned adjacent the body during temperature detection;
• covering, with a disposable cap, substantially all of the end of the detector likely to contact the body to prevent cross-contamination between persons, the cap including an inwardly directed flange covering the end of the detector with an open aperture therethrough to permit the radiation sensor of the detector to view a target surface of the body, the flange having at least about 0.2 square inches of surface area which contacts the body during temperature detection;
• and
• moving the end of the detector across the skin of the body to detect the body temperature.

A method of detecting human body temperature, comprising:

• providing a temperature detector, the detector including an end which is positioned adjacent the body during temperature detection, the end comprising metal;
• covering, with a disposable cap, substantially all of the end of the detector likely to contact the body;
• and
• moving the end of the detector across the skin of the body to detect the body temperature, the detector being moved at the rate of about 1 inch/second, wherein the cap cools the surface of the skin by less than about 0.2° Fahrenheit.

The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of covering the temperature detector with a disposable cap to prevent cross-contamination between persons, the cap covering substantially all of the outside surface likely to contact the body to prevent cross-contamination between persons.

• 19.The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of:
• scanning the forehead and behind the ear with a radiation sensor which views a target surface of the body;
• and
• providing an aperture in the cap to permit the radiation sensor to view the target surface.