Patent ID: 7494274

Claim:
An electronic thermometer comprising: a probe tip adapted to be heated to a temperature by an object for use in measuring the temperature of the object; a deformable circuit element including a deformable electrical conductor and at least one temperature sensor electrically connected to the electrical conductor for detecting the temperature of the probe tip; a probe shaft supporting the probe tip and deformable circuit element and including an end portion; a locating member supported by the probe shaft formed for at least temporarily locating the deformable circuit element, the locating member having locating structure engaging the deformable circuit element to position the deformable circuit element, said locating structure comprising a platform formed as part of the locating member, a portion of the deformable circuit element being held on the platform, wherein the platform is formed with at least one protrusion extending upward from the platform, the protrusion capturing a portion of the deformable electrical conductor of the deformable circuit element.