TEMPERATURE-MEASURING DEVICE WITH FUNCTION INDICATOR
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1. A temperature-measuring device comprising:
- a first temperature sensor;
a second temperature sensor, said first temperature sensor and said second temperature sensor being arranged opposite each other to form a dual temperature sensor, wherein one of said first temperature sensor or said second temperature sensor is in contact with a skin surface of a patient for detecting a first measured temperature value TA and the other of said first temperature sensor and said second temperature sensor is arranged opposite and detects a second measured temperature value TB thermally coupled with the temperature in the environment of the skin surface;
an evaluating means for determining the body temperature of the patient from said first measured temperature value TA and determining contact of said dual temperature sensor with said skin surface by comparison of the measured temperature values TA and TB.
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Abstract
A function indicator for a dual temperature sensor, which indicates the falling off of the sensor from the skin surface (4) of a patient. An evaluating device (2) determines the body temperature from a first measured temperature value (TA) and determines the contact of the dual temperature sensor (1) with the skin surface (4) by comparison of the measured temperature values TA and TB.
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12 Claims
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1. A temperature-measuring device comprising:
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a first temperature sensor;
a second temperature sensor, said first temperature sensor and said second temperature sensor being arranged opposite each other to form a dual temperature sensor, wherein one of said first temperature sensor or said second temperature sensor is in contact with a skin surface of a patient for detecting a first measured temperature value TA and the other of said first temperature sensor and said second temperature sensor is arranged opposite and detects a second measured temperature value TB thermally coupled with the temperature in the environment of the skin surface;
an evaluating means for determining the body temperature of the patient from said first measured temperature value TA and determining contact of said dual temperature sensor with said skin surface by comparison of the measured temperature values TA and TB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A temperature-measuring device comprising:
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a patient skin temperature sensor;
an environment temperature sensor, said patient skin temperature sensor and said environment temperature sensor being arranged opposite each other, wherein said patient skin temperature sensor is in contact with the skin surface of a patient during use for detecting a patient skin measured temperature value and said environment temperature sensor is arranged opposite thereto and detects an environment measured temperature value;
an evaluating device for determining the body temperature of the patient from the patient skin measured temperature value and for determining the status of the contact of the patient skin temperature sensor with the skin surface of the patient by comparison of the patient skin measured temperature value and the environment measured temperature value. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A temperature-measuring method comprising the steps of:
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providing a patient skin temperature sensor with an environment temperature sensor at an opposite side;
placing the patient skin temperature sensor in contact with the skin surface of a patient so the opposite side is positioned thermally coupled with the temperature in the environment of the skin surface;
detecting a patient skin measured temperature value using said patient skin temperature sensor;
detecting an environment measured temperature value using said environment temperature sensor;
providing an evaluating device for receiving a patient skin measured temperature value and for receiving an environment measured temperature value;
determining a status of the contact of said patient skin temperature sensor with the skin surface of the patient by making a comparison with said evaluating device of said patient skin measured temperature value and said environment measured temperature value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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