ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER WITH IMAGE SENSOR AND DISPLAY
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1. A thermometer for measuring a temperature of a subject comprising:
- a probe adapted to be inserted into an orifice of the subject;
an electromagnetic radiation sensor at the probe for sensing electromagnetic radiation within the orifice of the subject, the electromagnetic radiation sensor being configured to generate data indicative of both the temperature of the subject and one or more anatomical images of the subject;
a visual display; and
a controller, including a processor, in communication with the electromagnetic radiation sensor and the visual display, the controller configured to;
receive the generated data from the electromagnetic radiation sensor;
compute the temperature of the subject based on the received generated data;
generate a temperature image on the display indicative of the computed temperature of the subject;
compute one or more anatomical images of the subject based on the received generated data;
generate the one or more computed anatomical images of the subject on the display.
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Abstract
A thermometer for measuring a temperature of a subject. The thermometer includes a probe for insertion into an orifice of the subject. An electromagnetic radiation sensor at the probe senses electromagnetic radiation within the orifice of the subject. The electromagnetic radiation sensor generates data indicative of both the temperature of the subject and one or more anatomical images of the subject. A controller receives the data from the electromagnetic radiation sensor. The controller generates a temperature image on the display indicative of the computed temperature of the subject and one or more anatomical images of the subject on the display.
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21 Claims
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1. A thermometer for measuring a temperature of a subject comprising:
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a probe adapted to be inserted into an orifice of the subject; an electromagnetic radiation sensor at the probe for sensing electromagnetic radiation within the orifice of the subject, the electromagnetic radiation sensor being configured to generate data indicative of both the temperature of the subject and one or more anatomical images of the subject; a visual display; and a controller, including a processor, in communication with the electromagnetic radiation sensor and the visual display, the controller configured to; receive the generated data from the electromagnetic radiation sensor; compute the temperature of the subject based on the received generated data; generate a temperature image on the display indicative of the computed temperature of the subject; compute one or more anatomical images of the subject based on the received generated data; generate the one or more computed anatomical images of the subject on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tympanic thermometer for measuring a temperature of a subject comprising:
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a handle sized and shaped to be held by a user; a visual display on handle; a probe extending outward from the handle and adapted to be inserted into an ear canal of the subject; an infrared radiation temperature sensor in the probe for sensing infrared radiation emitting from a tympanic membrane of the subject when the probe is inserted in the ear canal of the subject, the infrared radiation temperature sensor being configured to generate temperature data indicative of the temperature of the subject; a visible light image sensor at the probe for sensing visible light radiation reflecting from ear canal when the probe is inserted in the ear canal of the subject, the visible light image sensor being configured to generate anatomical image data indicative of the anatomy of the subject; and a controller, including a processor, in communication with the infrared radiation temperature sensor, the visible light sensor, and the visual display, the controller configured to; receive the generated temperature data from the infrared radiation temperature sensor; compute the temperature of the subject based on the received temperature data; generate a temperature image on the display indicative of the computed temperature of the subject; receive the generated anatomical image data from the visible light image sensor; and generate one or more anatomical images of the subject on the display based on the received image data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A thermometer for measuring a temperature of a subject comprising:
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a probe adapted to be inserted into an orifice of the subject, said probe having a film-less probe cover; an electromagnetic radiation sensor at the probe for sensing electromagnetic radiation within the orifice of the subject, the electromagnetic radiation sensor being configured to generate data indicative of both the temperature of the subject and one or more anatomical images of the subject; a visual display; and a controller, including a processor, in communication with the electromagnetic radiation sensor and the visual display, the controller configured to; receive the generated data from the electromagnetic radiation sensor; compute the temperature of the subject based on the received generated data; generate a temperature image on the display indicative of the computed temperature of the subject; compute one or more anatomical images of the subject based on the received generated data; generate the one or more computed anatomical images of the subject on the display.
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