Patent ID: 7303332

Claim:
A deflectable thermometer probe comprising: a bendable probe body; a tip member secured to the bendable probe body and having a hollow cavity and a thermal contact surface; a thermal sensor mounted on the inside of the thermal contact surface of the tip member, for sensing the temperature of the thermal contact surface and producing a temperature signal; a set of lead wires, disposed in the hollow cavity and a space surrounded by an inner wall of the bendable probe body, and coupled to the thermal sensor for transmission of the temperature signal; a deflectable member having a main portion disposed in the bendable probe body, such that deformation of the main portion occurs when the bendable probe body is subjected to a force, and the deformation cannot be undone by a return force from the bendable probe body when the applied force is removed, thereby the bendable probe body is sustained in a bent form; and a protective film, disposed in the same space surrounded by the inner wall of the bendable probe body, directly covering the deflectable member to avoid at least a portion of the deflectable member touching the set of lead wires.