Multiple configuration electronic thermometer
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a configurable medical device comprising:
- selecting a user input device from a plurality of user input devices for use with the configurable medical device, said configurable medical device having a memory storing a plurality of operating configurations and storing one or more computer-executable instructions for implementing a plurality of functions of the configurable medical device, each of said user input devices being indicative of one of the operating configurations stored in the memory of the configurable medical device;
connecting the selected user input device to a controller of the configurable medical device; and
configuring the controller for operating the configurable medical device in a selected operating configuration as a function of the indicative operating configuration of the selected user input device connected to said controller, said configured controller executing software instructions selected from the one or more software instructions to implement one or more of the plurality of functions of the configurable medical device upon said configuring.
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Abstract
A plurality of custom thermometer models are manufactured from a universal clinical thermometer core. The thermometer core includes a housing, a controller storing a software program, a power source, a probe, a probe cord, and a display. A plurality of model selection devices are produced, each corresponding to a different thermometer model. One of the model selection devices is selected and connected to the controller. The controller operates the thermometer as a function of the connected model selection device such that the thermometer is configured with the features and default settings of the thermometer model corresponding to the connected model selection device.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a configurable medical device comprising:
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selecting a user input device from a plurality of user input devices for use with the configurable medical device, said configurable medical device having a memory storing a plurality of operating configurations and storing one or more computer-executable instructions for implementing a plurality of functions of the configurable medical device, each of said user input devices being indicative of one of the operating configurations stored in the memory of the configurable medical device; connecting the selected user input device to a controller of the configurable medical device; and configuring the controller for operating the configurable medical device in a selected operating configuration as a function of the indicative operating configuration of the selected user input device connected to said controller, said configured controller executing software instructions selected from the one or more software instructions to implement one or more of the plurality of functions of the configurable medical device upon said configuring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of configuring a configurable thermometer comprising:
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selecting a user input device from a plurality of user input devices for use with the configurable thermometer, said configurable thermometer having a memory storing a plurality of operating configurations and storing one or more computer-executable instructions for implementing a plurality of functions of the configurable thermometer, each of said user input devices being indicative of one of the operating configurations stored in the memory of the configurable thermometer; connecting the selected user input device to a controller of the configurable thermometer; and configuring the controller for operating the configurable thermometer in a selected operating configuration, wherein the configured controller is operable in the selected operating configuration to implement one or more of the plurality of functions of the configurable thermometer as a function of the indicative operating configuration of the selected user input device connected to said controller. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of configuring a configurable medical device comprising:
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providing a configurable medical device having a memory storing a plurality of operating configurations and storing one or more computer-executable instructions for implementing a plurality of functions of the configurable medical device and having a controller for executing the one or more computer-executable instructions stored in the memory; selecting a user input device from a plurality of user input devices for use with the provided configurable medical device, each of said user input devices being indicative of one of the operating configurations stored in the memory of the provided configurable medical device; connecting the selected user input device to the controller of the provided configurable medical device; and configuring the controller for operating the provided configurable medical device in a selected operating configuration as a function of the indicative operating configuration of the selected user input device connected to said controller, said configured controller selectively executing software instructions selected from the one or more software instructions to implement one or more of the plurality of functions of the provided configurable medical device upon said configuring.
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