Patent ID: 7726878

Claim:
A clinical thermometer comprising: a main body having an outer face, a display located at the outer face, and a housing that is configured to house at least a portion of a measuring device configured to measure temperature; and an elongate probe part extending from the main body in a first direction and having a tip, a temperature sensing part located at the tip of the elongate probe part, the temperature sensing part configured to abut against a portion of a human body, wherein said main body is joined to said probe part via a curved or bent shoulder part that extends in a direction that intersects said first direction, said main body includes an illumination device configured to emit light in a direction along which said probe extends, the illumination device located within the main body, wherein the illumination device includes a light source and an illumination window through which light from the light source passes and is led out of the main body, wherein the illumination window is an opening and is flush with the curved or bent shoulder of the main body, and said probe part extends obliquely with respect to one of a horizontal and a perpendicular direction relative to a longitudinal direction of said main body, and a longitudinal axis of said probe part intersects at a point with an optical axis of said illumination device.