With Provision For Expansion Indicating Over Not More Than A Few Degrees, E.g., Clinical Thermometer, Etc. (epo) Patents (Class 374/E5.012)
  • Patent number: 7778791
    Abstract: An electronic clinical thermometer capable of high-precision measurement within a shorter period of time. The electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in actual measurement value of a measurement target temperature detected by a temperature detection element includes a prediction value derivation unit which derives a plurality of prediction values from actual measurement values in accordance with a plurality of prediction equations, a selection unit which selects one of the plurality of prediction equations based on the selected prediction equation, and a display output which displays a prediction value result based on the selected prediction equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouji Nakamura, Makoto Ikeda