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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1997
Mark Mooradian, San Diego, CA (US);
Ivanhoe Chaput, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Philip Simpson, Escondido, CA (US);
Thermoscan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A durable tympanic thermometer that resists damage from a drop comprises an IR thermometer probe having a reinforced speculum for reception within a human ear near the tympanum, a metal brick holding the probe to the body of the infrared thermometer, a barrel within the speculum acting as an infrared waveguide, an insulating and shock absorbing seal surrounding the barrel, a window within the barrel remote from the end of the speculum nearest the tympanum, a thermometer housing, an infrared responsive sensor, and electrical components to translate and display a sensor-generated signal into a visible temperature reading.