JPH09126905A - Body temperature pick-up - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure the body temperature hygienicly. SOLUTION: A thermally sensitive resistance element 1 and a body temperature measurement part are always connected via a lead wire and the body temperature measurement part measures the temperature (body temperature) detected by the thermally sensitive resistance element 1 based on the resistance of the thermally sensitive resistance element 1. The thermally sensitive resistance element 1 is fit to the center of a self-adhesive pad 5 and is fixed by a catch 4. The catch 4 consists of an oil clay 6, a thin film for preventing the oil clay 6 from falling off from a circular hole, and a tongue piece for fixing the thermally sensitive resistance element 1 placed on the oil clay 6 from an upper portion. The oil clay 6 is deaerated to easily propagate temperature by letting out air bubbles. The catch 4 and the self-adhesive pad 5 are disposable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a body temperature pickup, and more particularly to a body temperature pickup for measuring a human body temperature.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a thermometer having a temperature-sensitive resistance element has been used as a body temperature pickup for measuring a human body temperature. When measuring the temperature using this thermometer, the thermometer is brought into direct contact with the human body, and the body is immobilized for a certain period of time. However, when measuring the body temperature of a seriously injured patient, an elderly person, a child, or the like, which is difficult to keep immobile, the body temperature measurement is performed by attaching a thermosensitive resistance element, which is a thermometer, to the human body with a tape or the like.

[0003]

However, since a thermometer is conventionally brought into direct contact with a human body to measure the temperature, if a common thermometer is used for an unspecified number of patients, etc., there is a hygienic problem. is there. In addition, when the body temperature pickup (temperature-sensitive resistance element) is used with tape, the tape must be prepared separately.

An object of the present invention is to provide a body temperature pickup capable of hygienically measuring a body temperature in view of the above points.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a body temperature pickup which can easily measure body temperature without preparing a tape.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a temperature-sensitive resistance element whose resistance value changes according to a detected temperature, and is connected to the temperature-sensitive resistance element via a lead wire.
A body temperature measuring unit that measures the body temperature according to the resistance value of the temperature-sensitive resistance element, a cloth-like adhesive pad whose body surface is adhered to an adhesive surface, and the temperature of the body surface propagates to the temperature-sensitive resistance element, Further, it is characterized in that it has a fixing member for detachably fixing the temperature-sensitive resistance element to the adhesive pad, and the adhesive pad and the fixing member are disposable.

Further, the fixing member according to the present invention includes a plastic member having a temperature-propagating characteristic, in which a temperature sensitive resistance element is embedded in an upper portion of a hole formed at a central position of an adhesive pad, and the plastic member falls off. For prevention, a thin film having a temperature propagation characteristic is formed on the bottom surface of the hole, and a pressing member for pressing the temperature sensitive resistance element mounted on the plastic member. Here, for example, the plastic member is degassed oil clay.

In the present invention, the resistance value of the temperature-sensitive resistance element, which changes according to the temperature of the body surface, is fixed by fixing the temperature-sensitive resistance element to the pressure-sensitive adhesive pad with the fixing member and adhering the pressure-sensitive adhesive pad to the body surface. Measured by the body temperature measurement unit. In this temperature measurement, the adhesive pad that directly touches the body surface and the fixing member that partially touches the body surface can be separated from the temperature-sensitive resistance element and replaced with a new adhesive pad and fixing member.

[0009]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a body temperature pickup according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a II-I of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line I. FIG. 3 shows a main part of an embodiment of the body temperature pickup of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a disc-shaped temperature-sensitive resistance element 1, a body temperature measuring section 3 connected to the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 via a lead wire 2, and a clamp for fixing the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1. Ingredient 4
And a cloth-shaped adhesive pad 5 having an adhesive surface with a fastener 4 provided at the center.

As shown in FIG. 3, the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 and the body temperature measuring section 3 are always connected via a lead wire 2. The temperature (body temperature) detected by the element 1 is measured. As the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1, a commercially available temperature-sensitive resistance element having a diameter of about 1 cm (for example, 45264 (trade name: body temperature pickup) manufactured by NEC Sanei Co., Ltd.) can be used.

The adhesive pad 5 is, as shown in FIG.
For example, a plane having a diameter of about 3 cm is disc-shaped, and a circular hole large enough to fit the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 is formed at the center thereof, and a plastic cylinder is fitted at the position of the circular hole. And a fastener 4 is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the fastener 4 is formed on an oil clay 6 filled in a cylinder at the center of the adhesive pad 5 and formed on the lower surface of the cylinder in order to prevent the oil clay 6 from falling out of the circular hole. A thin film 7 made of cellophane or the like, and a tongue piece 8 for fixing the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 embedded on the oil clay 6 by pressing it from above
Consists of

The oil clay 6 is degassed in order to remove air bubbles and facilitate temperature propagation. Further, the thin film 7 has a temperature propagation characteristic. The fastener 4 (oil clay 6, thin film 7, tongue piece 8) and the adhesive pad 5 are integrally configured and are disposable.

Next, the method of use and operation of this embodiment will be described. First, a new fastener 4 (oil clay 6,
A member composed of the thin film 7, the tongue piece 8) and the adhesive pad 5 is prepared, and a part of the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 connected to the body temperature measuring unit 3 via the lead wire 2 as shown in FIG. After being placed so as to be embedded in the oil clay 6 that has been noticed, the tongue piece 8 is bent toward the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1. As a result, as shown in FIG.
Fixed to

The adhesive pad 5 to which the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 is fixed by the fastener 4 is adhered to a body surface of a seriously injured patient, an elderly person, a child, or the like, which is difficult to keep the body immovable. As a result, the temperature of the body surface to which the adhesive pad 5 is adhered propagates to the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 via the thin film 7 and the deaerated oil clay 6, respectively, and the temperature-sensitive resistance element is set in accordance with the temperature. 1
Variable. The resistance value of the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 is measured by the body temperature measuring unit 3 via the lead wire 2, whereby the temperature of the body surface, that is, the body temperature is measured, and the measured temperature is displayed.

Thereafter, when measuring the body temperature of a seriously injured patient, an elderly person, a child, or the like, which is difficult to keep another body immobile, the fastener 4 (oil clay 6, thin film 7, tongue piece 8) and adhesive pad that have already been used are used. Discard the member consisting of 5 and newly prepared fastener 4
After the temperature-sensitive resistance element 1 is fixed to the member composed of the (oil clay 6, the thin film 7, the tongue piece 8) and the adhesive pad 5 by the method described above, the adhesive pad 5 is adhered to the body surface.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the portion in contact with the body surface is disposable, the body temperature can be measured hygienically. In addition, since a tape can be easily adhered to the body surface with the adhesive pad 5 without separately preparing a tape, it is suitable for measuring the body temperature of a seriously injured patient, an elderly person, a child, or the like who has difficulty keeping the body immobile.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, a plastic member such as a gel having a temperature propagation characteristic can be used in place of the deaerated oil clay 6. .

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The adhesive pad that directly touches the body surface and the fixing member that partially touches the body surface are separated from the temperature-sensitive resistance element so that they can be replaced with new adhesive pads and fixing members. Sanitary temperature measurement can be performed using a common temperature-sensitive resistance element. According to the present invention,
Since the tape can be easily adhered to the body surface with the adhesive pad 5 without separately preparing a tape, it is suitable for measuring the body temperature of a severely injured patient, an elderly person, a child, or the like who has difficulty keeping the body immobile.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a body temperature pickup according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a main part of an embodiment of the body temperature pickup of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Temperature-sensitive resistance element 2 Lead wire 3 Body temperature measurement part 4 Fastener 5 Adhesive pad 6 Deaerated oil clay 7 Thin film 8 Tongue piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A temperature-sensitive resistance element whose resistance value changes according to the detected temperature, and a temperature-sensitive resistance element connected to the temperature-sensitive resistance element via a lead wire, and the body temperature is measured according to the resistance value of the temperature-sensitive resistance element. A body temperature measuring unit, a cloth-like adhesive pad whose body surface is adhered to an adhesive surface, and a temperature-sensitive resistance element which is detachably attached so that the temperature of the body surface propagates to the temperature-sensitive resistance element. A body temperature pickup, comprising: a fixing member that is fixed to an adhesive pad, wherein the adhesive pad and the fixing member are disposable. 2. The fixing member comprises a plastic member having a temperature propagation characteristic in which a hole formed at a central position of the adhesive pad is filled with the temperature-sensitive resistance element, and a plastic member having temperature propagation characteristics. 2. A thin film having a temperature propagation characteristic formed on the bottom surface of the hole for preventing falling off, and a pressing member for pressing the temperature-sensitive resistance element mounted on the plastic member, according to claim 1. Body temperature pickup. 3. The body temperature pickup according to claim 2, wherein the plastic member is degassed oil clay.