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Ear thermometer radiation detector

  • US 5,381,796 A
  • Filed: 05/22/1992
  • Issued: 01/17/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A temperature detector comprising:

  • an extension increasing non-linearly in diameter along a portion of its length from a distal end of the extension to form a rounded distal tip, the extension being adapted to be inserted into an outer ear such that the rounded distal tip is disposed adjacent to an ear canal opening, the rounded tip having a substantially spherical shape with a radius within the range of 5-10 mm to a diameter adjacent a distal end of the extension such that the extension is substantially incapable of being inserted into an ear canal;

    an infrared radiation sensor positioned in the detector for receiving radiation from the ear canal which passes through the distal end of the extension; and

    an electronics unit for converting radiation received by the sensor to temperature.

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