Patent ID: 7052471

Claim:
A digital thermometer for measuring the temperature of a living being by inserting a portion of the thermometer in the mouth of the being comprising: a poseable probe with first and second ends, an intermediate portion of the probe disposed between the first and second ends, a temperature sensor disposed near the first end of the probe, an internal stiffener disposed in said poseable probe over a principal portion of the length of said probe and between the first and second ends thereof that permits shaping of the intermediate portion of the probe into a desired non-linear shape, wherein the internal stiffener substantially retains the desired non-linear shape, a housing portion disposed at the second end of said probe, a display for displaying a temperature measured by said thermometer, and electronic circuitry in communication with said temperature sensor to receive a temperature signal from said temperature sensor, to translate said temperature signal into a value representative of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor, and to communicate the translated value to the display for displaying the measured temperature.