SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE PROTECTIVE CAP

摘要

A disposable protective cap (130) protects a probe (120) in a spectral imaging apparatus from direct contact with a subject's tissues. An optically transparent face (212), permits light to be transmitted from the probe through the closed end (210) of the cap (130) with minimal optical distortion. At the open end (230) of the cap (130) are components (132) which interact with the probe (120) to assure that the cap is not used more than one time. These components can use electrical interaction to assure only a single disposable use of the cap. Mechanically interaction components (1202, 1204) can also be used, either alone or in combination with electrically interacting components to assure only a single use of the cap.