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EP 1046024 A1 20001025 - THERMOMETER AND THERMOMETER READER

Title (en)

THERMOMETER AND THERMOMETER READER

Title (de)

THERMOMETER UND THERMOMETERLESER

Title (fr)

THERMOMETRE ET LECTEUR DE THERMOMETRE

Publication

EP 1046024 A1 20001025 (EN)

Application

EP 98965449 A 19981221

Priority

US 9827316 W 19981221
US 7039998 P 19980105

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9935474A1] An expanding fluid thermometer is located in a body from where the thermometer is not visible and is read by imagers such as X-ray imagers and acoustic imagers.

IPC 1-7

G01K 1/06; G01D 5/39; A61N 1/40; A61B 5/00

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); G01D 5/39 (2006.01); G01K 1/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 5/015 (2013.01); A61N 1/403 (2013.01); G01D 5/39 (2013.01); G01K 1/065 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9935474A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IE IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9935474 A1 19990715; AU 2091399 A 19990726; EP 1046024 A1 20001025

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9827316 W 19981221; AU 2091399 A 19981221; EP 98965449 A 19981221