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Radiation clinical thermometer

  • US 6,572,264 B1
  • Filed: 08/11/2000
  • Issued: 06/03/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A radiation thermometer comprising:

  • infrared-ray detecting means;

    a probe portion having a front end to be inserted into a hole portion of a living being and an introduction opening provided at the front end for guiding an infrared ray emitted from the hole portion of the living being to the infrared-ray detecting means;

    temperature-measuring means for measuring a temperature of the probe portion; and

    calculating means for calculating a body temperature of the living being based on output of the infrared-ray detecting means and output of the temperature-measuring means, wherein said probe portion has such a shape as to fill almost the hole portion of the living being while the probe portion is being inserted into the hole portion of the living being; and

    wherein said calculating means calculates the body temperature of said living being by correcting an error caused by the infrared ray radiated from the probe portion inserted into the hole portion of the living being, reflected inside the hole portion and emitted into the introduction opening.

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