Patent ID: 7478946

Claim:
A cassette comprising a frame and a plurality of tympanic thermometer probe covers releasably attached to the frame, wherein each probe cover is attached to the frame by a frangible connection, the probe covers being configured for attachment to a probe of a tympanic thermometer upon application of a securement force, the frangible connection being configured to release the respective probe cover from the frame upon application of a detachment force that is greater than the securement force whereby the probe covers can be held by the frame while attaching to the thermometer probe and detached from the frame after the probe cover is attached to the thermometer probe, the cassette in combination with a second cassette comprising a second frame and a second plurality of tympanic thermometer probe covers, the second plurality of probe covers being releasably attached to the second frame, wherein at least one of the releasably attached probe covers of the first cassette is nested with at least one of the releasably attached probe covers of the second cassette, and further wherein the frame has a plurality of legs, the legs are angled generally outward to accept another cassette for nesting the probe covers.