Probe cover for thermometry apparatus
CA 2587680 C · Owner: Quinn, David E. · Inventors: Young, David S.; Quinn, David E.; Lane, John A.
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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 …
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- Filed October 28, 2005 and granted December 16, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 28, 2025.
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