Patent ID: 8328420

Claim:
A clinical temperature detector comprising: an elongated probe having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end including a sensing surface, said sensing surface having insulation and at least one thermal sensor for directly receiving thermal energy from a brain temperature tunnel on a body surface, said brain temperature tunnel on said body surface being located at the supero-medial aspect of the medial canthal area and the medial half of the upper eyelid, and said at least one thermal sensor having a sensing element surface and said sensing element surface being only partially surrounded by said insulation, said sensing element surface of said at least one thermal sensor directly engaging the brain temperature tunnel on the body surface in an absence of any obstruction for measuring temperature from the brain temperature tunnel of the body surface, said measured body surface temperature from the brain temperature tunnel being conveyed to the proximal end of said probe, said insulation being compressible and moldable, said insulation being movable with said at least one thermal sensor for maintaining a position of the insulation on the body surface and said insulation adapting to a shape of the body surface while the at least one thermal sensor measures the body surface temperature from the brain temperature tunnel by unobstructed contact of the sensing element surface with the body surface.