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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2010
Gary J. Waldhoff, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Michael E. Bisch, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Denis Y. Yerlikaya, Des Peres, MO (US);
Gary J. Waldhoff, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Michael E. Bisch, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Denis Y. Yerlikaya, Des Peres, MO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A plurality of custom thermometer models are manufactured from a universal clinical thermometer core. The thermometer core includes a housing, a controller storing a software program, a power source, a probe, a probe cord, and a display. A plurality of model selection devices are produced, each corresponding to a different thermometer model. One of the model selection devices is selected and connected to the controller. The controller operates the thermometer as a function of the connected model selection device such that the thermometer is configured with the features and default settings of the thermometer model corresponding to the connected model selection device.