Medical thermometer for determining body core temperature
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1. A temperature sensing device for determining body core temperature comprising:
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a first contact type temperature sensing element coupled to the housing and including a first temperature sensor, wherein the first temperature sensor generates at least a first temperature data signal representative of a temperature measurement made at the sensor when the first contact type temperature sensing element is placed in contact with skin of a patient;
an electronic circuit electrically coupled with the first contact type temperature sensing element, wherein the electronic circuit uses the temperature data signal generated at the sensor to estimate a skin temperature and determines a body core temperature for the patient using the estimated skin temperature; and
an indicating means coupled to the electronic circuit and for at least one of audibly and visually indicating the body core temperature.
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Abstract
A temperature sensing device including at least a first contact type temperature sensing element determines body core temperature of a warm blooded animal or human based on an estimated skin temperature of the patient which is computed based on temperature measurements obtained by the first sensing element.
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1. A temperature sensing device for determining body core temperature comprising:
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a housing;
a first contact type temperature sensing element coupled to the housing and including a first temperature sensor, wherein the first temperature sensor generates at least a first temperature data signal representative of a temperature measurement made at the sensor when the first contact type temperature sensing element is placed in contact with skin of a patient;
an electronic circuit electrically coupled with the first contact type temperature sensing element, wherein the electronic circuit uses the temperature data signal generated at the sensor to estimate a skin temperature and determines a body core temperature for the patient using the estimated skin temperature; and
an indicating means coupled to the electronic circuit and for at least one of audibly and visually indicating the body core temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26)
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13. A method of determining body core temperature of a warm blooded animal or human based on at least one measurement of temperature of skin of the warm blooded animal or human, the method comprising:
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contacting the skin of the warm blooded animal or human with a first sensor of a first contact type temperature sensing element for generating at least a first temperature measurement data signal;
computing an estimated temperature of the skin based on the first data signal; and
determining body core temperature of the warm blooded animal or human based on the estimated skin temperature. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A temperature sensing device for determining body core temperature comprising:
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a first contact type temperature sensing means including a first temperature sensor means, wherein the first temperature sensor means is for generating at least a first temperature data signal representative of a temperature measurement made at the first temperature sensor means when the first contact type temperature sensing means is placed in contact with skin of a patient;
an electronic circuit means electrically coupled with the first contact type temperature sensing element, wherein the electronic circuit means is for estimating a skin temperature based on the temperature data signal generated at the first sensor means and for determining a body core temperature for the patient using the estimated skin temperature; and
an indicating means coupled to the electronic circuit means and for at least one of audibly and visually indicating the body core temperature. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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27. A method of determining body core temperature of a warm blooded animal or human based on at least one measurement of temperature of skin of the warm blooded animal or human, the method comprising:
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providing at least a first data signal representative of a thermal contact temperature measurement of the skin of the warm blooded animal or human;
computing an estimated temperature of the skin based on the at least first data signal; and
determining body core temperature of the warm blooded animal or human based on the estimated skin temperature. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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