Disposable speculum to cover the probe end of a tympanic thermometer

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of disposable speculum to cover the probe end of a tympanic thermometer taken from the side thereof showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an inverted perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a further enlarged side elevational thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
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D218850 September 1970 Sato
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D223050 March 1972 Sato
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Other references
  • "Noncontact Tympanic Thermometer" J. W. Moore & R. S. Newbower, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Sep., 1978, pp. 580-584.
Patent History
Patent number: D303008
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 2, 1986
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 1989
Assignee: Intelligent Medical Systems, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Gary J. O'Hara (Escondido, CA), David B. Phillips (Westford, VT)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Law Firm: Baker, Maxham, Jester & Meador
Application Number: 6/903,080
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/18