Thermometer for determining the temperature of an animal's ear drum and method of using the same

The present invention relates to a thermometer for determining the temperature of an animal's ear drum. The thermometer includes a probe, an infrared-radiation detector adapted to receive infrared radiation emitted by the ear drum, and devices that help determine the probe's position in th...

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Main Authors QUINN DAVID E, LAWSON ERIC M, ANTOS DAVID M, LANE JOHN A, KINSLEY MATTHEW J, MULLIN MATTHEW D, MARTIN SCOTT A
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 21.08.2013
Subjects
COLORIMETRY
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
MEASURING
MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT
MEASURING TEMPERATURE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
RADIATION PYROMETRY
SURGERY
TESTING
THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Summary:The present invention relates to a thermometer for determining the temperature of an animal's ear drum. The thermometer includes a probe, an infrared-radiation detector adapted to receive infrared radiation emitted by the ear drum, and devices that help determine the probe's position in the ear canal so as to optimize the infrared radiation received from the ear drum, and to minimize the infrared radiation received from other ear parts. A method of using the thermometer is also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN2011839975