Thermometer
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1. A vaginal indwelling thermometer for use in a vagina of a subject mammal, the thermometer comprising:
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a temperature sensing means which generates data indicative of the per vaginem temperature of the subject mammal;
a temperature recording means integral with the temperature sensing means, wherein the temperature recording means records temperature data generated by the temperature sensing means; and
a wired data connection port,wherein the vaginal indwelling thermometer has a shape that does not cause undue trauma to said subject mammal and is configured to be positioned in and left in said vagina of said subject mammal continuously for at least one week.
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Abstract
A thermometer is described which is suitable as an indwelling thermometer to detect pyrexia or oestrus in a mammal. The thermometer provides a continued signal that a predetermined reference temperature has been exceeded, which temperature is selected to be indicative of pyrexia or oestrus in a given species and may change according to species.
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1. A vaginal indwelling thermometer for use in a vagina of a subject mammal, the thermometer comprising:
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a housing comprising; a temperature sensing means which generates data indicative of the per vaginem temperature of the subject mammal; a temperature recording means integral with the temperature sensing means, wherein the temperature recording means records temperature data generated by the temperature sensing means; and a wired data connection port, wherein the vaginal indwelling thermometer has a shape that does not cause undue trauma to said subject mammal and is configured to be positioned in and left in said vagina of said subject mammal continuously for at least one week. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 21)
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10. A device for predicting ovulation in a subject mammal, the device comprising:
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a housing having a shape that does not cause undue trauma to said subject mammal and configured to be positioned in and left in a vagina of said subject mammal for at least one week; a temperature sensing means located within said housing for generating data indicative of the per vaginem temperature of the subject mammal; a temperature recording means located within the housing which records the temperature data generated by the temperature sensing means; and a wired data connection port. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22)
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23. A vaginal indwelling thermometer for use in a vagina of a subject mammal, the thermometer comprising:
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a housing comprising; a temperature sensing means configured to generate data indicative of the per vaginem temperature of the subject mammal; a temperature recording means integral with the temperature sensing means and configured to record temperature data generated by the temperature sensing means; and a wired data connection port; and a removal means, wherein the vaginal indwelling thermometer has a shape that does not cause undue trauma to said vagina of said subject mammal, wherein said housing is configured to be contained within said vagina of said mammal to provide said per vaginem temperature, and wherein said vaginal indwelling thermometer is configured to be positioned in and left in said vagina of said subject mammal continuously overnight. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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