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Patent No.:

US 6419388 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:

Yung Ku Lee, Taipei Hsien, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/00 ;
Abstract

A medical thermometer for measuring the temperature of a patient comprises a metal tip ( ) with an outer contact surface ( ) for contacting the tissue of a patient. A temperature sensor ( ) mounted within the metal tip ( ) is used to produce a signal which represents the temperature of the metal tip ( ). The temperature is displayed on a display ( ). The metal tip surrounds a substantially hollow cavity ( ) and is of a length (L) which is at least three times, preferably five times larger than the diameter of the metal tip ( ). The metal tip ( ) is free from additional heating means.


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Lee, Yung. (2002). Medical thermometer (U.S. Patent No. 6419388). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6419388

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