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1. WO1996008994 - TYMPANIC THERMOMETER

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Publication Number WO/1996/008994
Publication Date 28.03.1996
International Application No. PCT/US1995/011920
International Filing Date 19.09.1995
Chapter 2 Demand Filed 23.04.1996
IPC
G01K 13/00 2006.01
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
KMEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
13Adaptations of thermometers for specific purposes
CPC
G01J 2005/068
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
JMEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
5Radiation pyrometry
02Details
06Arrangements for eliminating effects of disturbing radiation
067Compensating for environment parameters
068Ambient temperature sensor; Housing temperature sensor
G01J 5/04
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
JMEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
5Radiation pyrometry
02Details
04Casings ; Mountings
G01J 5/046
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
JMEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
5Radiation pyrometry
02Details
04Casings ; Mountings
046Materials; Selection of thermal materials
G01J 5/049
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
JMEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
5Radiation pyrometry
02Details
04Casings ; Mountings
049Casings for tympanic thermometers
G01J 5/08
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
JMEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
5Radiation pyrometry
02Details
08Optical features
G01J 5/0818
GPHYSICS
01MEASURING; TESTING
JMEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
5Radiation pyrometry
02Details
08Optical features
0803Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, gratings, holograms, cubic beamsplitters, prisms, particular coatings
0818using waveguides, rods or tubes
Applicants
  • ARTECH INDUSTRIES, INC. [US]/[US]
Inventors
  • SZELES, Donald, M.
  • RUBINSTEIN, Walter
Agents
  • POSA, John, G.
Priority Data
Publication Language English (EN)
Filing Language English (EN)
Designated States
Title
(EN) TYMPANIC THERMOMETER
(FR) THERMOMETRE POUR LE TYMPAN
Abstract
(EN)
A tympanic thermometer (100) incorporates a temperature detector element (122) comprised of twin thermopiles (216, 230), each thermopile including a set of sensing junctions (220, 234) and a set of reference junctions (218, 232) configured so that three sets of junctions (234, 218, 232) of the four sets of junctions (220, 234, 218, 232) sense only the temperature of the ambient environment, while the fourth set of junctions (220) receives energy from both the ambient environment and from the tympanic membrane (120) of a patient (105) whose temperature is being taken. The energy received from the tympanic membrane (120) is intentionally not bandwidth limited, enabling an accurate temperature measurement to be calculated which is substantially independent of wavelength. A light pipe (116), which preferably has a dielectric coating internally applied, is optionally included to assist in carrying radiation from the tympanic membrane (120) to the fourth set of junctions (220).
(FR)
Un thermomètre (100) pour le tympan comprend un élément (122) détecteur de température constitué de thermocouples jumelés (216, 230), chaque thermocouple comprenant un jeu de jonctions de détection (220, 234) et un jeu de jonctions de référence (218, 232), disposés pour que trois jeux de jonctions (234, 218, 232) des quatre jeux de jonctions (220, 234, 218, 232) ne détectent que la température de l'environnement ambiant, alors que le quatrième jeu de jonctions (220) reçoit l'énergie aussi bien de l'environnement ambiant que de la membrane du tympan (120) du patient (105) dont on prend la température. L'énergie reçue de la membrane du tympan (120) n'est pas limitée du point de vue largeur de bande, ce qui permet une mesure précise de la température qui est sensiblement indépendante de la longueur d'onde. Un conduit optique (116), qui comporte de préférence un revêtement diélectrique appliqué à l'intérieur, peut être éventuellement inclus pour faciliter le transfert des radiations de la membrane du tympan (120) vers le quatrième jeu de jonctions (220).
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AU1995036787
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