Patent ID: 9606011
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01K

Claim:
1. A kit for calibrating a caloric medium, wherein said kit comprises a calibration device and a temperature measurement instrument, wherein said calibration device comprises a housing defining a channel having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said proximal end is open, wherein said distal end comprises a cap having an inner surface that faces towards said proximal end and an outer surface that faces away from said proximal end, wherein the length of said channel is between 15 mm and 200 mm, wherein the diameter of said channel is between 3 mm and 12 mm, wherein an air or water caloric stimulus is capable of being delivered into said channel from said proximal end, and wherein said temperature measurement instrument is adapted to measure a temperature change at said outer surface of said cap resulting from delivery of said air or water caloric stimulus into said channel.