Apparatus for making surface temperature measurements on the human body
First Claim
1. Apparatus for measuring surface temperatures at points in a region of the human body, includinga garment,a plurality of temperature sensors in the form of semiconductor junctions located in the garment at spaced apart positions,means for storing signals representing output signals from the sensors, control means for passing said signals representing output signals from the sensors to said storing means, clock means for producing clock pulses for actuating said control means whereby the time of occurrence relationship of the said output signals stored in said storing means is retained, the storing means, control means, and clock means being integral with the garment.
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Abstract
A brassiere which includes a number of skin temperature sensors is described. The sensors are connected to battery operated integrated circuits including storage registers, all, including the battery, integral with the brassiere. The skin temperature at predetermined intervals is recorded and can be "read out" into a printer after long intervals. Hence the brassiere can be worn normally while skin temperature monitoring is carried out at known times. It is believed that these temperature measurements when considered relative to daily and monthly bodily rhythms will be useful in detecting illness, particularly cancer.
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1. Apparatus for measuring surface temperatures at points in a region of the human body, including
a garment, a plurality of temperature sensors in the form of semiconductor junctions located in the garment at spaced apart positions, means for storing signals representing output signals from the sensors, control means for passing said signals representing output signals from the sensors to said storing means, clock means for producing clock pulses for actuating said control means whereby the time of occurrence relationship of the said output signals stored in said storing means is retained, the storing means, control means, and clock means being integral with the garment.
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4. A brassiere for measuring surface temperatures of the breasts at predetermined points, including
a plurality of temperature sensors positioned in each cup of the brassiere, sampling means for sampling the output signals of the sensors, storage means for storing the signals so sampled, clock means for producing clock pulses for actuating said storage means whereby the time of occurrence relationship of the said output signals stored in said storage means is retained, the sampling means, storage means and clock means being integral with the brassiere.
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