Temperature measurement system
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1. A device, comprising:
- a sensing element configured to determine a temperature associated with a measurement site of a patient without contacting the measurement site;
an imaging device configured to capture a visual image of the measurement site; and
a controller operably connected to the sensing element and the imaging device, the controller being configured to;
identify a first location of the measurement site using the visual image,control the sensing element to determine a temperature of the first location without contacting the first location, wherein determining the temperature of the first location with the sensing element includes focusing a field of view of the sensing element on the first location,identify a second location of the measurement site using the visual image,control the sensing element to determine a temperature of the second location without contacting the second location, wherein determining the temperature of the second location with the sensing element includes focusing the field of view on the second location, andestimate a temperature of the patient based on the temperature of at least one of the first and second locations determined by the sensing element.
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Abstract
A method of determining a temperature of a patient includes determining a temperature associated with a measurement site of the patient with a temperature device, and without contacting the patient with the device. The method also includes estimating a temperature of the patient based at least in part on the temperature associated with the measurement site. The temperature device includes a sensing element configured to determine the temperature associated with the measurement site, an imaging device, and a controller configured to estimate the temperature of the patient based on the temperature associated with the measurement site.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a sensing element configured to determine a temperature associated with a measurement site of a patient without contacting the measurement site; an imaging device configured to capture a visual image of the measurement site; and a controller operably connected to the sensing element and the imaging device, the controller being configured to; identify a first location of the measurement site using the visual image, control the sensing element to determine a temperature of the first location without contacting the first location, wherein determining the temperature of the first location with the sensing element includes focusing a field of view of the sensing element on the first location, identify a second location of the measurement site using the visual image, control the sensing element to determine a temperature of the second location without contacting the second location, wherein determining the temperature of the second location with the sensing element includes focusing the field of view on the second location, and estimate a temperature of the patient based on the temperature of at least one of the first and second locations determined by the sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device, comprising:
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a sensing element configured to determine a temperature associated with a measurement site of a patient without contacting the measurement site; an imaging device configured to capture a visual image of the measurement site; and a controller operably connected to the sensing element and the imaging device, the controller being configured to; identify a location of the measurement site using the visual image, control the sensing element to determine a temperature of the location without contacting the location, wherein determining the temperature of the location with the sensing element includes focusing a field of view of the sensing element on the location, and estimate a temperature of the patient based on the temperature of the location determined by the sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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