Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha

Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Toshiba Silicone Co., Ltd.

Masahiro Kusakabe

Makoto Ikeda

Masahiro Shiokawa

Kinji Uchino

Kiyoshi Sohma

Masami Iriki

Yoshikatsu Kawashima

Atsushi Kurita

Masayuki Hatanaka

Yoshikane Yokoyama

Provided are a temperature measuring probe separable from a main body which includes a signal processor, and an electronic clinical thermometer equipped with this probe. The temperature measuring probe includes a temperature measuring circuit supported by a flat, flexible, strip-shaped base member, in which the temperature measuring circuit is sealed by a coating member, such as a film, and/or a filler, one end thereof being treated to form a connector. This structure allows the overall probe to be formed into a film-, sheet- or plate-like configuration. Preferably, a core member is provided between the base member and coating member, with the flexibility and rigidity of the overall probe being decided by selecting the thickness, material and cross-sectional configuration of the core. The temperature measuring circuit preferably is composed of the minimum number of required circuit elements, and individual probes are provided with interchangeability by trimming, selection of characteristics or other treatment.

Temperature measuring probe and electronic clinical thermometer equipped

A temperature measuring probe includes a temperature measuring circuit having a temperature sensing body supported by a flat, flexible strip-shaped base member, in which the temperature measuring circuit is sealed by a coating member, such as a film, and/or a filler, one end thereof being treated to form a connector. This structure allows the overall probe to be formed into a film-, sheet-, or plate-like configuration. Preferably, a core member is provided to the base member and coating member, with the flexibility and rigidity of the overall probe being decided by selecting the thickness, material and cross-sectional configuration of the core. The core includes at least one cavity. The thickness of the core member at a portion of the at least one cavity being approximately the same as that of the temperature sensing body. The core member has a smoothly diminishing thickness from the at least one cavity toward the rearward end of the probe.

Provided are a temperature measuring probe separable from a main body which includes a signal processor, and an electronic clinical thermometer equipped with this probe. The temperature measuring probe includes a temperature measuring circuit supported by a flat, flexible, strip-shaped base member, in which the temperature measuring circuit is sealed by a coating member, such as a film, and/or a filler, one end thereof being treated to form a connector. This structure allows the overall probe to be formed into a film-, sheet- or plate-like configuration. Preferably, a core member is provided between the base member and coating member, with the flexiblity and rigidity of the overall probe being decided by selecting the thickness, material and cross-sectional configuration of the core. The temperature measuring circuit preferably is composed of the minimum number of required circuit elements, and individual probes are provided with interchangeability by trimming, selection of characteristics or other treatment.

There is provided herein a curable silicone elastomer composition comprising the following components: (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded vinyl groups per molecule, (B) 1 to 300 parts by weight of fine powders of tungsten carbide and (C) a component for crosslinking of said component (A) selected from the group consisting of (1) a combination of (a) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule and (b) 0.000001 to 0.1 part by weight of a platinum catalyst; (2) a combination of said (a), (b) and (c) 0.00001 part to less than 0.1 part by weight of an organic peroxide except from organohydroperoxide; (3) a combination of said (a) and (d) 0.00001 part to less than 0.2 part by weight of the reaction product between said (b) and (c); and (4) 0.1 to 3.0 parts by weight of an organic peroxide except from organohydroperoxide. The composition according to the present invention shows excellent X-xay shielding effect as well as excellent anticoagulative effect, and can give an elastomer of high quality by curing with a broad scope of catalyst systems.

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Yokohama, Japan

Masahiro Kusakabe