PROBE COVER FOR THERMOMETRY APPARATUS

摘要

A disposable cover (20) for an elongated probe of a portable thermometry apparatus (30) includes an open proximal end and a distal tip sized to fit over at least an axial portion of the elongated probe (40). The cover includes a transitional wall thickness at its proximal end for fitting over a holding barb (52) of said probe, the transitional wall thickness varying between a first wall thickness adjacent the proximal end (28) and a second wall thickness that is substantially thinner than the first wall thickness at a distal axial distance relative to the proximal end. The second wall thickness defines a weakened wall portion which is ruptured when the cover has been ejected from said holding barb (52) by an ejection mechanism of the thermometry apparatus. The cover can also include a thinned walled portion over at least a portion of the distal tip and can also include a feature that permits the user to detect when a cover has been attached to a probe.