| 摘要 |
Disclosed is a medical digital thermometer of antimicrobial copper for minimising infection and cross-contamination. The digital thermometer has a body, a battery cover that is a removable part through which a battery is inserted into the thermometer, a power button, a display, and a tip that is a sensor for measuring the temperature. The outer surface of these parts, except of the display, is made of antimicrobial copper or bears antimicrobial copper or is externally coated with antimicrobial copper. The outer surface of the body, and/or the battery cover and/or the power button and the tip is made of solid antimicrobial copper or is externally coated with antimicrobial copper. The antimicrobial copper destroys >99.9 % of microbes in a colony after 24 hours exposure on the copper surface. |
