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US 6,886,979 B2Granted
Temperature measure device
OwnerCarl J Confortiinventor
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Abstract
A temperature measure device having a light source to provide the user an effective and efficient means to take temperatures in a low-lighted area. A temperature measure device having a cartridge to store, dispense and discard the covers. The covers made of a thin narrow flexible material that is housed by a body and conveniently stored inside or in the proximity of the temperature-measuring device.
Claims19
A temperature measuring device comprising:
- a housing including a main portion configured to be grasped by a person;
- a temperature probe attached to the housing and configured to sense temperature, the probe extending from the main portion of the housing in a configuration for insertion into an orifice or within close proximity of a surface area on a patient's body where temperature is to be measured;
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- a light source coupled to the housing and configured to provide visible light in a vicinity of the probe;
- wherein the light source is configured to provide visible light external to the housing, externally illuminating a region in front of and behind the tip of the probe outside the housing to provide a means for the person taking the temperature measure to position the probe to a desired area on the patient's body.
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A temperature measuring device comprising:
- a housing including a main portion configured to be grasped by a person;
- a temperature probe retained by the housing and configured to sense temperature, the probe extending from the main portion of the housing in a configuration for insertion onto a surface area of a patient's body where a desired body temperature is to be measured;
- and a strip of thin, flexible material coupled to the housing and configured to cover at least a portion of the temperature probe configured to be in contact with the patient, and where the dispensing mechanism is coupled to the housing and said material is configured to dispense and cover at least a portion of the temperature probe for a plurality of times wherein the roll is selectively marked with an ink on at least portion of the material to identify a location of a start, end or index measure of the material.
A temperature measuring device comprising:
- a housing including a main portion configured to be grasped by a person;
- a temperature probe retained by the housing and configured to sense temperature, the probe extending from the main portion of the housing in a configuration for insertion onto a surface area of a patient's body where a desired body temperature is to be measured;
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- a strip of thin, flexible material coupled to the housing and configured to cover at least a portion of the temperature probe configured to be in contact with the patient;
- and where the dispersing mechanism is coupled to the housing and the material is configured to dispense and cover at least a portion of the temperature probe for a plurality of times wherein the thin, flexible material comprises a roll of the material and the dispensing mechanism is rotatably mounted to the housing.
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A temperature measuring device comprising:
- a housing including a main portion configured to be grasped by a person;
- a temperature probe retained by the housing and configured to sense temperature, the probe extending from the main portion of the housing in a configuration for insertion onto a surface area of a patient's body where a desired body temperature is to be measured;
- and a strip of thin, flexible material coupled to the housing and configured to cover at least a portion of the temperature probe configured to be in contact with the patient, and where the dispensing mechanism is coupled to the housing and said material is configured to dispense and cover at least a portion of the temperature probe for a plurality of times wherein said material comprises a roll of material disposed inside of the housing and wherein the housing provides means to allow dispensing of the material to the temperature probe.
A temperature measuring device comprising:
- a housing including a main portion configured to be grasped by a person;
- a temperature probe attached to the housing and configured to sense temperature, the probe extending from the housing in a configuration for insertion into onto a surface area of a patient's body where the desired body temperature is to be measured;
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- a light source attached to the housing and configured to provide visible light in a vicinity of the probe;
- wherein the light source is configured to be activated by an independent switch;
- wherein the light source is configured to provide visible light external to the housing, externally illuminating a region in front of and behind the tip of the probe outside the housing to provide a means for a person taking temperature measure to position the probe to a desired location on the patients body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.