40 results about "Medical thermometer" patented technology

A non-contact infrared (IR) thermometer for measuring temperature from the surface of an object includes an IR radiation sensor attached to a heating element and a thermal shield having an interior surface positioned within the sensor's field of view that has a high emissivity. An electronic circuit controlling the heating element maintains the temperatures of the sensor and shield substantially close to an anticipated surface temperature of the object. The IR radiation sensor is further thermally coupled to a reference temperature sensor. An optical system positioned in front of the shield focuses thermal radiation from the object on the surface of the sensor, while the shield prevents stray radiation from reaching the sensor. Signals from the IR and reference sensors are used to calculate the object's surface temperature.

A temperature sensing device including at least a first contact type temperature sensing element determines body core temperature of a warm blooded animal or human based on an estimated skin temperature of the patient which is computed based on temperature measurements obtained by the first sensing element.

A medical thermometer with a miniature sensor that touches the patient's skin by a spring-loaded probe. The device computes a deep body temperature by using data of probe housing temperature and accounting for multiple responses of skin contact temperature sensor before and after touching the skin. A motion detector is employed to turn power on automatically.

A probe cover for medical thermometer has a matching feature for preventing its use with an incompatible thermometer. A mechanical matching feature of the probe cover includes at least one of a fold, a step, or a series of holes or indentations that are respectively matched to a ridge, a valley or series of pins formed on the front end of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the mechanical matching feature permits the probe cover to be fully seated on and retained by the probe, thereby placing the thermometer in condition for use. Alternatively, an opto-electronic matching feature of the probe cover includes a reflective layer for use with an opto-electronic detection circuit of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the opto-electronic detection detects the reflective layer and places the compatible thermometer in an operational state for use.

A temperature sensing device including at least a first contact type temperature sensing element determines body core temperature of a warm blooded animal or human based on an estimated skin temperature of the patient which is computed based on temperature measurements obtained by the first sensing element.

A probe cover for medical thermometer has a matching feature for preventing its use with an incompatible thermometer. A mechanical matching feature of the probe cover includes at least one of a fold, a step, or a series of holes or indentations that are respectively matched to a ridge, a valley or series of pins formed on the front end of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the mechanical matching feature permits the probe cover to be fully seated on and retained by the probe, thereby placing the thermometer in condition for use. Alternatively, an opto-electronic matching feature of the probe cover includes a reflective layer for use with an opto-electronic detection circuit of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the opto-electronic detection detects the reflective layer and places the compatible thermometer in an operational state for use.

The invention relates to thermometer sterilizing equipment, and particularly relates to medical thermometer sterilizing equipment, which is simple in operation, convenient to use and good in sterilization effect and is capable of reducing economic losses since a thermometer is not easily damaged. In order to solve the technical problems, the medical thermometer sterilizing equipment comprises a top plate, support legs, a disinfectant box, a sterilization box, a compression cylinder, an installation plate, an electric cam, a first spring, a piston, a first liquid outlet pipe, a first one-way valve and the like, wherein the support legs are arranged at the bottom of the top plate; the disinfectant box and the sterilization box are arranged at the top of the top plate through a bolt connection mode; the disinfectant box is located at the left side of the sterilization box; and the compression cylinder is arranged in the middle of the top of the sterilization box through a bolt connection mode. The medical thermometer sterilizing equipment has the effects of being simple in operation, convenient to use and good in sterilization effect, a thermometer is not easily damaged and the economic losses are reduced.

A non-contact medical thermometer is disclosed that includes an IR sensor assembly having an IR sensor for sensing IR radiation from a target, a distance sensor configured to determine a distance of the thermometer from the target, and a memory component operatively coupled at least to the IR sensor assembly and the distance sensor. The memory component contains predetermined compensation information that relates to predetermined temperatures of targets and to predetermined distances from at least one predetermined target. A microprocessor is operatively coupled to the memory component. The microprocessor is configured to perform temperature calculations based on the IR radiation from the target, the distance of the thermometer from the target, and the predetermined compensation information.

A temperature probe for use in a medical thermometer. The temperature probe includes a probe body and a hollow tip member secured to the probe body. The hollow tip member further has an outer wall as a thermal contact surface, an inner wall inside the outer wall, a thermal isolation space formed between the outer wall and the inner wall, and a hollow cavity surrounded by the inner wall. A thermal sensor is disposed within the hollow tip member so as to sense the temperature of the thermal contact surface and produce a temperature signal. A set of transmission wires is connected to the thermal sensor to pass the temperature signal.

A non-contact infrared (IR) thermometer for measuring temperature from the surface of an object includes an IR radiation sensor attached to a heating element and a thermal shield having an interior surface positioned within the sensor's field of view that has a high emissivity. An electronic circuit controlling the heating element maintains the temperatures of the sensor and shield substantially close to an anticipated surface temperature of the object. The IR radiation sensor is further thermally coupled to a reference temperature sensor. An optical system positioned in front of the shield focuses thermal radiation from the object on the surface of the sensor, while the shield prevents stray radiation from reaching the sensor. Signals from the IR and reference sensors are used to calculate the object's surface temperature.

A probe cover for medical thermometer has a matching feature for preventing its use with an incompatible thermometer. A mechanical matching feature of the probe cover includes at least one of a fold, a step, or a series of holes or indentations that are respectively matched to a ridge, a valley or series of pins formed on the front end of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the mechanical matching feature permits the probe cover to be fully seated on and retained by the probe, thereby placing the thermometer in condition for use. Alternatively, an opto-electronic matching feature of the probe cover includes a reflective layer for use with an opto-electronic detection circuit of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the opto-electronic detection detects the reflective layer and places the compatible thermometer in an operational state for use.

The invention provides a medical thermometer disinfecting device which comprises a cylinder body, limiting strips, a flange, a cylinder cover, a bearing plate, thermometer fixing cylinders and a fixing convex point. Three limiting strips are arranged on the inner wall of the cylinder body. The cylinder cover is placed on the top of the flange. A motor is fixedly installed at the bottom of the cylinder body. The top of the motor is in transmission connection with a screw. The screw is arranged in the cylinder body and rotationally connected with a sleeve through threads. The bearing plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the sleeve. Through holes are evenly distributed in the bearing plate. The thermometer fixing cylinders are fixedly installed on the through holes. Thermometers are disinfected in a soaking sterilizing mode, the thermometers are placed on the bearing plate capable of rising and falling to be adjusted, and the thermometers can be lifted out of the liquid surfaceof alcohol after being soaked and disinfected; the medical thermometer disinfecting device can be directly used as a thermometer storage container, no other storage device needs to be arranged, and the thermometers can be directly taken for use, and use is more convenient and rapid.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical treatment, in particular to a medical thermometer storage rack. The medical thermometer storage rack comprises a storage rack body, wherein the storage rack body is a box-shaped body, through holes are formed in the upper surface of the box-shaped body and used for inserting thermometers in, a circle of elastic cotton is fixed to the inner wall of each through hole, a buffering block is arranged on the bottom surface of the box-shaped body, and clamping grooves are formed in the two ends of the storage rack body and are capable of being clamped into a medical tray. The storage rack is the box-shaped body, so that bacteria in the external environment are isolated; the through holes are formed in the upper surface, and the elastic cotton is arranged on the inner walls of the through holes, so that the thermometers are fixed and prevented from swinging in the through holes; the buffering block arranged on the bottom surface of the box-shaped body can protect the thermometers well; the clamping grooves are formed in the two ends of the storage rack body and are capable of being clamped into the medical tray, so that the medical thermometer storage rack can be clamped into the medical tray and stored conveniently, and a nurse can place other articles in the medical tray together.

A non-contact medical thermometer is disclosed that includes an IR sensor assembly having an IR sensor for sensing IR radiation from a target, a distance sensor configured to determine a distance of the thermometer from the target, and a memory component operatively coupled at least to the IR sensor assembly and the distance sensor. The memory component contains predetermined compensation information that relates to predetermined temperatures of targets and to predetermined distances from at least one predetermined target. A microprocessor is operatively coupled to the memory component. The microprocessor is configured to perform temperature calculations based on the IR radiation from the target, the distance of the thermometer from the target, and the predetermined compensation information.

A thermometer is disclosed that utilizes a thermistor (1) as a temperature sensor, to control the period and duty cycle of a multivibrator circuit (2). A second circuit, controlled by a microcontroller (3), measures both the charge and discharges times of the oscillation. From the ratio of these parameters, a precise indication of temperature can be obtained that is independent of temperature variations within the active components and the charging capacitor of the multivibrator circuit. The method is also independent of the value of the charging capacitor. Furthermore, by measuring the same ratio when a fixed resistor is substituted for the thermistor, a cell constant can be derived. The cell constant is used to calibrate the non-ideal response of the multivibrator circuit, thus providing a more accurate measurement of temperature.

The present invention relates to an electric medical thermometer for measuring temperature of patients in cavity. The electric medical thermometer comprises a temperature detecting set, including a temperature detecting element, for capturing temperature signals and a temperature calculating device for temperature signals processing. By combining a primary sampling frequency with a secondary sampling frequency, where the primary sampling frequency is greater than the secondary sampling frequency, the temperature calculating device translates temperature signals captured from the temperature detecting device into a temperature measurement. The underlining method of the present invention is realized by imitating the physiology of the heart beat pulse, which serves as a resource engine of thermal compensation and as an example for the sampling frequency in order to attain more precise and reliable temperature measurement. Utilizing the primary sampling frequency, the temperature calculating device will recognize the timing of temperature inflection points with temperature values. Continuing, an approximation of heart beat pulse estimated after calculation will be imposed as the secondary sampling frequency, which is then used to obtain a more precise and more reliable temperature measurement in body temperature measuring.

A medical thermometer including a curved mirror and a radiation sensor is disclosed. The radiation sensor is disposed relative to the mirror in a configuration whereby the mirror reflects away from the sensor radiation that passes through the radiation entrance and that is oriented outside a range of angles relative to the mirror, and reflects toward the sensor radiation that passes through the radiation entrance and that is oriented within a range of angles relative to the mirror.

The present invention relates to an electric medical thermometer for measuring temperature of patients in cavity. The electric medical thermometer comprises a temperature detecting set, including a temperature detecting element, for capturing temperature signals and a temperature calculating device for temperature signals processing. By combining a primary sampling frequency with a secondary sampling frequency, where the primary sampling frequency is greater than the secondary sampling frequency, the temperature calculating device translates temperature signals captured from the temperature detecting device into a temperature measurement. The underlining method of the present invention is realized by imitating the physiology of the heart beat pulse, which serves as a resource engine of thermal compensation and as an example for the sampling frequency in order to attain more precise and reliable temperature measurement. Utilizing the primary sampling frequency, the temperature calculating device will recognize the timing of temperature inflection points with temperature values. Continuing, an approximation of heart beat pulse estimated after calculation will be imposed as the secondary sampling frequency, which is then used to obtain a more precise and more reliable temperature measurement in body temperature measuring.

A thermometer is disclosed that utilizes a thermistor as a temperature sensor, to control the period and duty cycle of a multivibrator circuit. A second circuit, controlled by a microcontroller, measures both the charge and discharges times of the oscillation. From the ratio of these parameters, a precise indication of temperature can be obtained that is independent of temperature variations within the active components and the charging capacitor of the multivibrator circuit. The method is also independent of the value of the charging capacitor. Furthermore, by measuring the same ratio when a fixed resistor is substituted for the thermistor, a cell constant can be derived. The cell constant is used to calibrate the non-ideal response of the multivibrator circuit, thus providing a more accurate measurement of temperature.

The gas-actuated thermometer is formed as a unitary, monolithic glass structure with a gas bulb at one end and an indicator tube extending therefrom. The bulb and tube are permanently and hermetically sealed to contain the actuating gas therein. A closed cell foam indicator resides in the indicator tube. The indicator travels along the tube in accordance with the expansion and contraction of the gas within the bulb and adjacent portion of the tube. A second gas or mechanical spring is provided in the opposite end of the tube to balance the pressure of the indicator gas. The indicator tube, and preferably also the bulb, are flattened to an elliptical or similar cross-sectional shape. This facilitates the fit of the device for use as an oral medical thermometer, and the wider cross section enables both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales to be marked along the indicator tube.

The invention discloses a medical thermometer portable storage cylinder which comprises a base and a containing cylinder. A plurality of containing cavities used for containing the thermometers are evenly distributed in the containing cylinder along the circumference, the containing cylinder is arranged on the base, the containing cylinder and the base can rotate relatively, and a plug is arrangedin each containing cavity. The plugs can fix mercury bubbles of the thermometers so that the thermometers can be kept in a vertical state all the time, a movable magnetic block is arranged at the lower end of each plug, an adsorption ring capable of attracting each movable magnetic block is arranged on a circumferential track, corresponding to the corresponding containing cavity, of the base, a lower magnetic block is arranged on each adsorption ring, and the lower magnetic blocks and the movable magnetic blocks are oppositely arranged in a homopolar mode. When the movable magnetic blocks areopposite to the lower magnetic blocks, the lower magnetic blocks can push the movable magnetic blocks to move upwards along the containing cavities, a sealing cover is arranged at an upper end opening of each containing cavity and comprises a connecting pipe and a membrane section set used for sealing a pipe opening of the connecting pipe, and an upper magnetic block is arranged at the lower endof each connecting pipe and is opposite to the corresponding movable magnetic block in a heteropolar mode. The exposed positions of the thermometers are fixed and are convenient to take.

The invention relates to a medical thermometer disinfecting treatment all-in-one machine, which is characterized by comprising a top cover, a machine shell, a rotary shaft component, more than two turntables, a centrifugal driving structure, a draining pump, an electric motor, a disinfecting pump and a clean water pump; a disinfecting cavity and an installing cavity are arranged in the machine shell, and the rotary shaft component is located in the disinfecting cavity and can be rotated; more than two turntables are located in the disinfecting cavity, and more than 3 groups of blocking positions distributed in a radial direction for blocking the thermometer are arranged on every turntable; the centrifugal driving structure, the draining pump, the electric motor, the disinfecting pump and the clean water pump are located in the installing cavity; the centrifugal driving structure drives the rotary shaft component to rotate, and a water inlet of the draining pump is connected to a wateroutlet at the bottom part of the disinfecting cavity; a water outlet is connected with a water outlet of the machine shell; water inlets of the disinfecting pump and the clean water pump are connectedwith two water inlets of the machine shell, and the water outlets thereof are connected to two water outlets at the bottom part of the disinfecting cavity. The medical thermometer disinfecting treatment all-in-one machine has the advantages of disinfecting, cleaning and drying the thermometer automatically; many thermometers can be disinfected in one time, thus a lot of times can be saved.

The invention relates to a medical appliance, in particular to a medical thermometer. The medical thermometer comprises a mercury bubble and a glass cylinder, wherein the mercury bubble and the glass cylinder are connected into a whole to form a common thermometer. The medical thermometer is characterized in that: a waterproof chip is arranged in the mercury bubble and connected with an alarm and a button cell through wires; and the chip and the alarm are connected in parallel with a timing alarm device. Therefore, the medical thermometer has the advantages of simple structure, convenient use and placement, and capability of timing.

The invention discloses a medical thermometer storage barrel which comprises a base and a containing cylinder. A plurality of containing cavities used for containing thermometers are evenly distributed in the containing cylinder along the circumference, an axial connecting hole is formed in the center of the containing cylinder, a connecting column is upwards formed in the center of the upper endface of the base, and the containing cylinder is arranged on the connecting column of the base in a sleeving mode. A bearing is arranged between the connecting column and the connecting hole, the containing cylinder rotates around the connecting column, the upper end of the connecting column is connected with a cover plate, a plug is arranged in each containing cavity, and the plugs can fix mercury bubbles of the thermometers to enable the thermometers to be kept in a vertical state all the time. Movable magnetic blocks are arranged at the lower ends of the plugs, adsorption rings capable of attracting the movable magnetic blocks are arranged on the circumferential track, corresponding to the containing cavities, of the base, a lower magnetic block is arranged on each adsorption ring, thelower magnetic blocks and the movable magnetic blocks are oppositely arranged in a homopolar mode, when the movable magnetic blocks are opposite to the lower magnetic blocks, the lower magnetic blockscan push the movable magnetic blocks to move upwards along the containing cavities, and the exposed positions of the thermometers are fixed and are convenient to take.

The invention discloses an active fixed-distance non-contact high-precision medical thermometer and a temperature measurement method thereof. The thermometer comprises a gun shell, and an MCU processor is arranged in the gun shell. A thermopile sensor and a distance sensor are arranged at a muzzle at the front end of the gun shell; a liquid crystal display screen and an operation panel are arranged on the rear side of the gun shell; and a thermistor and a heating component connected with the thermistor are arranged in the gun shell. A matching module is arranged on the MCU processor; a temperature and humidity sensor is arranged on one side edge of the gun shell; and a buzzer is arranged at the top portion of the gun shell. The temperature measuring method comprises the steps that the thermometer is aligned with aforehead, measurement can be automatically started within a set distance, a measured temperature value and a measured distance value are matched with the matching module to beamplified or reduced, and then a real body temperature value is obtained and displayed on the liquid crystal display screen. The measured temperature error is smaller than 0.1 DEG C, the thermometeris slightly influenced by the environment temperature and humidity, and the problem that the environment temperature and humidity have errors on measurement is solved.

A non-contact medical thermometer is disclosed that includes an IR sensor assembly having an IR sensor for sensing IR radiation from a target, a distance sensor configured to determine a distance of the thermometer from the target, and a memory component operatively coupled at least to the IR sensor assembly and the distance sensor. The memory component contains predetermined compensation information that relates to predetermined temperatures of targets and to predetermined distances from at least one predetermined target. A microprocessor is operatively coupled to the memory component. The microprocessor is configured to perform temperature calculations based on the IR radiation from the target, the distance of the thermometer from the target, and the predetermined compensation information.

The invention provides a medical thermometer and a body temperature measurement system. High accuracy body temperature measurement is achieved in an adhesive thermometer. The disclosed medical thermometer is equipped with a body temperature tag (113), a back film (112) that is constituted to be adhesive, a heat insulating material that covers a processor (115), and a surface film (111) that is sandwiched between the processor (115) and the back film (112). The thermometer is characterized in that the processor (115) is equipped with a power circuit that is connected to an antenna (114) and that is activated accompanying the generation of induced electromotive force in the antenna (114), a detection means to which two types of semiconductors-a P-type and an N-type-are coupled and wherein two or more semiconductor temperature sensors which detect band-gap voltage are connected in parallel, and a storage means which stores calibration data to calibrate the band-gap voltage detected by the aforementioned detection means. With the activation of the aforementioned power circuit, the band-gap voltage detected by the aforementioned detection means is transmitted via the antenna (114) together with the aforementioned calibration data.

A medical thermometer including a curved mirror and a radiation sensor is disclosed. The radiation sensor is disposed relative to the mirror in a configuration whereby the mirror reflects away from the sensor radiation that passes through the radiation entrance and that is oriented outside a range of angles relative to the mirror, and reflects toward the sensor radiation that passes through the radiation entrance and that is oriented within a range of angles relative to the mirror.

The invention relates to a disinfection protection pad for a medical thermometer. The disinfection protection pad for the medical thermometer consists of a disinfection protection pad, a thermometer storing lattice, a disinfection shield and digital numbers on the disinfection protection pad. When the disinfection protection pad is used, the thermometer been used for taking temperature on patients is placed on the disinfection protection pad for the thermometer, and the thermometer can be disinfected by covering the disinfection shield, as the disinfection protection pad for the thermometer is immersed with disinfectant; the disinfection protection pad can be reused through cleaning and disinfecting; multiple thermometers can be placed simultaneously on one protection pad and there are numbers on the disinfection protection pad, so that the disinfection protection pad is particularly suitable for wards without confusing the body temperature of different patients; and the disinfection protection pad is placed on a tray for placing thermometers conveniently, and thermometers are not easy to be destroyed.