THERMAL TYMPANIC THERMOMETER
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1. A tympanic thermometer having a proximal end and a distal end, the thermometer comprising:
- a thermally conductive nozzle extending from the distal end of the thermometer,a sensor can housing temperature sensing electronics for sensing temperature, the sensor can including a base thermally connected to the nozzle, the sensor can including a side wall facing toward an interior surface of the nozzle, the side wall being thermally isolated from the nozzle.
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Abstract
A tympanic thermometer includes a thermally conductive nozzle extending from a distal end of the thermometer. A base of a sensor can is thermally connected to the nozzle to define a path of conductive heat transfer from the nozzle to the base of the can thereby minimizing a thermal gradient between proximal and distal ends of the sensor can when temperature is measured in the ear. An air space around the sensor can inhibits heat transfer except at the base of the sensor can.
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11 Claims
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1. A tympanic thermometer having a proximal end and a distal end, the thermometer comprising:
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a thermally conductive nozzle extending from the distal end of the thermometer, a sensor can housing temperature sensing electronics for sensing temperature, the sensor can including a base thermally connected to the nozzle, the sensor can including a side wall facing toward an interior surface of the nozzle, the side wall being thermally isolated from the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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