Remote noninvasive patient temperature monitor and warning system

• US 5,386,831 A
• Filed: 03/11/1994
• Issued: 02/07/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fever Monitor Associates, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fever Monitor Associates, Inc.
• Inventors: Gluck, Lewis
• Primary Examiner(s): Sykes, Angela D.
• Application Number:
  US08/209,570
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 128/664, 128/736
• US Class Current: 600/474
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20

Abstract

An infrared temperature detecting transducer and warning system is mounted on a pan-tilt mechanism that allows the temperature monitoring transducer to stay focused on the portion of a body which is particularly intended for temperature measurement. The pan-tilt mechanism has adjustable limit switches which control the range of motion of both pan and tilt and reverse the respective driving direction of each as the corresponding limit switch is tripped. A remote control processing unit receives temperature information from the infrared transducer, and stores a first temperature value and a second higher temperature value. A signal from the processing unit interrupts the power to the pan-tilt mechanism when the first temperature value is reached and connects the power when a lower temperature is not detected.

Claims

1. A remote noninvasive patient temperature monitor and warning system comprising an infrared temperature transducer, a pan/tilt motor mechanism including a first electric drive motor for panning and a second electric drive motor for tilting, said infrared temperature transducer being mounted on said pan/tilt motor mechanism, a power circuit to said pan/tilt motor mechanism, said pan/tilt motor mechanism having adjustable limit switch means which control the range of motion of both pan and tilt motions and which reverse the respective drive motor direction for each of said pan and said tilt motions as said limit switch means are tripped, a remote control central processing unit receiving temperature information from said infrared transducer, said processing unit having means to store a first temperature value and a second temperature value higher than said first temperature value, means operable by a signal from said central processing unit to interrupt said power circuit to said pan/tilt motor mechanism when said first temperature value is reached and connect it when a lower temperature value is not detected, means operable by said central processing unit to connect a power source to an alarm device when said second temperature value is detected or when said first temperature value is not detected within a predetermined time period.