ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER PROBE COVER

摘要

This invention is an improved probe cover and thermometer for tympanic temperature measurement which includes means to preclude the reuse of a probe cover. In the preferred embodiment a cup shaped probe cover (42) includes two or more legs (44) terminating in tabs or flanges (46). The tabs or flanges are sensed by switches. In the preferred embodiment, the switches are disposed within a recess, thereby precluding the circumvention of the switch function. In an alternative embodiment, the extension from the probe cover may comprise a skirt terminating in a flange or tab (46).