• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2022

The importance of fast and accurate body temperature measurement with a portable thermometer is increasing. In order to reduce the temperature measurement response time of the infrared ear thermometer, it is very important to develop a structure for a thermometer having an efficient heat transfer path. Most of the existing ear thermometers are single structures that do not consider thermal efficiency, which may delay measurement time and reduce measurement accuracy. Therefore, in this study, the upper part of the thermometer in contact with the ear is made of a thermally conductive material, and the lower part of the thermometer is made of a thermal barrier material so that heat can be concentrated on the infrared sensor of the thermometer by blocking the upper part of the heat. For the efficiency of production, it was intended to be manufactured through the double injection process, and for this purpose, in this paper, the optimal process parameters were derived through the double injection process analysis.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.903-916
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to compare the ear-based rectal temperature measured with a tympanic thermometer with the rectal temperature measured with a glass mercury thermometer in order to test the accuracy of tympanic thermometer and to determine relationship among rectal, axilla, and abdominal temperature in neonates. The samples consisted of thirty four neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and nursery at an university affiliated hospital. The mean age of the subjects was 4.9 days. The ear-based rectal temperatures were taken with a tympanic thermometer in rectal mode (First Temp Genius 3000). Rectal and axilla temperatures were taken with a glass mercury thermometer, Abdominal temperature was continuously monitored with the probe connected to the servo controller of incubator. The results of the study can be summarized as follows : 1. Intrarater comparison : Agreement between the first and the second ear-based rectal temperature was 97% within 0.1$^{\circ}C$. 2. Comparison of ear-based rectal temperature and the rectal temperature from a glass mercury thermometer : ear-based rectal temperature ranged from 36.95$^{\circ}C$d to 37.95$^{\circ}C$, with a mean of 37.58$^{\circ}C$(SD＝0.22$^{\circ}C$). Rectal temperature from a glass mercury thermometer ranged from 36.2$0^{\circ}C$ to 37.2$0^{\circ}C$, with a mean 36.75$^{\circ}C$(SD＝0.29). The mean difference between both temperatures was 0.84$^{\circ}C$. The correlation coefficient between both temperatures was r＝0.77(p＝0.00). 3. Comparison of rectal and axilla temperature : Axilla temperature ranged from 35.8$0^{\circ}C$ to 37.1$0^{\circ}C$, with a mean of 36.55$^{\circ}C$. The mean absolute difference between the rectal and axilla temperature was 0.23$^{\circ}C$. The correlation coefficient between rectal and axilla was r＝0.67. 4. Comparison of axilla and abdominal temperature : Abdominal temperature ranged from 36.2$0^{\circ}C$ to 37.0$0^{\circ}C$, with a mean of 36.58$^{\circ}C$. The mean absolute difference between axilla and abdominal temperature was only -0.03$^{\circ}C$. Findings of this study suggest that ear-based rectal temperature overestimates the actual rectal temperatures in neonates. Therefore, the interchangeble use of both temperatures in clinics seems problematic. The site offset(adjustment value) programmed in rectal mode of the tympanic thermometer needs to be readjusted. Choosing one optimal site for temperature measurement for each patient, and using the specific site consistently would result in more consistent measurements of changes in body temperature, and thus can be more effective in diagnosing fever or hypothermia.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.19-30
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• 1997

This study was to investigate the method for shortening the body temperature (BT) because it takes a long time and is impractical to measure axillary or oral BT with mercury thermometer, The first approach was to identify BT change according to the measuring time and determine the clinically not statistically avaiable and optimal BT measuring time. The second was to test the accuracy of tympanic thermometer. It can measure BT within a few seconds, so if it is approved accurate, we can save BT measuring time by substitute tympanic thermometer for mercury thermometer. This study was conducted from 1, to 30 June, 1996. The subjects were 12men students of medicalk college and 29 women students of nursing school. The results were as follows ; 1) The 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13minute-measured axillary BT and 3, 5, 7, minute-measured BT showed somewhat linear relationship with time. It was difficult to find the optimum measuring time which were clinically significant. 2) For axillary tempeiature, the measuring time which were not statistically different was 11 and 13minute. But the real BT difference between 3 and 13minute, or between 5 and 13minute were very small and was within the range of daily variation. 3) For oral temperature, there was no intervals which showed the statistically insignificant. But like as axillary temperature, the difference between 3 and 7, or 5 and 7 minute were trivial by $0.3^{\circ}C$ and by $0.1^{\circ}C$ respectively. 4) Tympanic temperatures were lower than oral BTs which were measured with mercury thermometer by $0.26^{\circ}C$ (with ear tug) and $0.15^{\circ}C$(without ear tug). 5) The reliability of repeated measure tympanic temperature was better than without ear tug. With above results, we can't determine the optimal and cilically significant oral and axillary measuring time using mercury thermometer. However, because the real differences between measuring times were very small, so we recommend further study for the aged, the infants and the febrile patients. And we can't sure the accuracy of tympanic temperature but the reliability was better with ear tug than without ear tug.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2007

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.198-201
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• 2023

Maintaining the patency of the external auditory canal (EAC) during reconstruction is important because of its physiological role in hearing and immunological protective functions. The curved shape of the EAC presents a challenge when performing a skin graft. One of the key points for a successful skin graft is to ensure compression on the wound bed, and many novel methods, including prefabricated ear molds, have been reported for this purpose. In this study, we present a case of a skin graft performed to reconstruct a skin defect following excision of actinic keratosis in the EAC, using the cover of an ear thermometer probe as a mold for the graft to match the curvature of the EAC. This is an economical and practical method for secure compression dressing of a skin graft in the EAC.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.450-454
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• 1998

These studies were performed to find out the possibility of automatic detection of the diseased animal with fever by farmers themselves. Firstly, the body temperature of 331 dairy cows was investigated according to major disease symptoms manifested. Secondly, AD 590 thermometer was used to take the teat temperature of the milking cows to determine the possibility of automatic taking of body temperature while milking. The temperatures of scapha of ear and coccygeal artery part were also taken fur the non-milking dairy cows and Korean native cowl 1. The average body temperature of dairy cows associated with respiratory diseases puerperal disease, or mastitis was higher than normal temperature denoting respectively 39.8,39.6, and $39.3{\circ}C.2.$ The teat temperaure of the milking dairy cows with fever($39.5~39.6{\circ}C$) and the cows with mastitis was respectively 1.02 and 0.56${\circ}C$ higher than that of normal cows. 3. The average teat temperature taken by AD 590 was 33.91, 34.93, and 34.50${\circ}C$ in normal milking dairy cows, cows with fever(39.5~39.6${\circ}C$), and cows with mastitis, respectively. 4. The mean temperatures at scapha and coccygeal part of non-milking dairy cows and Korean native cows were 35.62 and 36.63${\circ}C$, respectively. It was concluded that AD 590 thermometer would be usable for the farmers to automatirally detect the body temperature of dairy cows while milking and subsquently to find the diseased cow with fever and that the scapha of ear and coccygeal artery part of the cattle could be the body parts of simply detecting body temperature of non-milking cattle.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2002

These studies were carried out to develop some easy-checking thermometers instead of taking temperature of ectum for the farmers to detect easily a diseased animal with fever. Thermometers such as pincher-type, hood-type, raser-type, stick-type, and wrap-type were devised for the experiments. The experimental animals were cattle, horse, swine, aprine, and canine. Temperature-taking parts of the body were ear, shoulder, axilla, gluteal part, and coccygeal part according o the devised thermometer. Rectal temperature was taken at the same time for the comparison of temperature between rectum nd the certain part. The difference of temperature between rectum and shoulder part using eraser-type thermometer for the domestic animals were $3.37^{\circ}C$ for cattle, $1.94^{\circ}C$ for horses, $2.04^{\circ}C$ for swine, $1.27^{\circ}C$ for caprine, $0.9^{\circ}C$ for canine. The difference of temperature between rectum and gluteal part using eraser-type thermometer for domestic animals were $3.46^{\circ}C$ for cattle, $1.98^{\circ}C$ for horses, $2.22^{\circ}C$ for swine, and $1.1^{\circ}C$ for canine. The difference of intra-individual temperature taken by eraser-type thermometer of shoulder and gluteal part were 0.3 and $0.8^{\circ}C$ for cattle, 0.7 and $1.1^{\circ}C$ for horses, 0.6 and $0.7^{\circ}C$ for swine, 0.9 and $1.1^{\circ}C$ for canine. The difference of temperature between rectum and shoulder part taken by hood-type thermometer for cattle was $3.93^{\circ}C$ and the difference of intra-individual temperature was $0.8^{\circ}C$. The difference of temperature between rectum and gluteal part taken by stick-type thermometer for cattle was $3.7^{\circ}C$ and the difference of intra-individual temperature was $0.8^{\circ}C$. The other types of thermometers than the above three were not proved to be reliable to detect temperature of domestic animals. It was concluded that hood-type, stick-type and eraser-type thermometers are recommendable devices of thermometer to detect easily the status of body temperature and that the eraser-type was proved to be a practical one of the thermometers used in this study.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권8호
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• pp.820-825
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• 2005

목 적 : 감염과 질병상태의 유용한 인자인 열의 존재와 정도를 좀더 손쉽고 정확하게 확인하기 위해, 고막체온계 및 이마체온계의 정확성과 유용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2004년 1월 1일부터 12월 31일 까지 중앙대학교 부속 병원에 입원하여 치료받았던 환아 중 무작위로 1,050명을 선출하여 대상으로 하였으며, 수은 체온계, 고막 체온계(BRAUN IRT $3020^{(R)}$) 및 이마 체온계(HubDIC $DOTORY^{(R)}$)로 동시에 체온을 측정하였고 이를 비교, 분석하여 상관관계를 조사하였다. 결 과 : 고막 체온계와 이마 체온계의 측정치는 각각 표준 검사인 수은 체온계의 측정치와 유의한 상관관계 및 상호 교환성을 가졌으며, 양측 고막 간, 그리고 고막 체온계와 이마 체온계 사이에서도 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 발열에 대한 고막 체온계의 민감도는 오른쪽과 왼쪽에서 각각 81.1%, 82.4%였고, 양성 예측률은 각각 81.8%, 73.6%였다. 이마 체온계의 민감도는 83.3%였으며, 양성 예측률은 74.4%였다. 결 론 : 고막 체온계(BRAUN IRT $3020^{(R)}$) 및 이마형 체온계(HubDIC $DOTORY^{(R)}$)가 액와형 수은체온계와 통계적으로 유의한 상관성 및 일치성을 보이며(P<0.05), 또한 발열에 대한 민감도 및 양성 예측률이 매우 높아 일상의 가정에서나 병원에서 진료목적으로, 연구 목적으로 체온 측정하는 데 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 본다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.837-841
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• 2003

In East-South Asia it has been widely known that Korean ginseng(Panax ginseng) increases body temperature, whereas American ginseng(Panax quinquefolius) decreases it. This study was designed to find out if Korean ginseng could increase body temperature comparing with American ginseng. Double-blind randomized controlled trials on body temperature of Korean ginseng and American ginseng in Koreans and Chineses was performed by using electronic thermometer at the ear. There was no significant difference between Korean ginseng and American ginseng in Koreans as well as Chineses by repeated-measures ANOVA. It was revealed that Korean ginseng does not increase body temperature. Maybe the concept that Korean ginseng increase body temperature is concerned with commercial interests dealing with American Ginseng.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2017

MRI장비에서 자장의 세기가 증가 하게 되면 사용하는 RF(Radiofrequency) pulse 또한 증가 하게 되고 이는 MRI 장비 안에 놓인 인체의 체온 상승을 증가 시키게 하는 역할을 하게 된다. 이에 국소부위에서의 열 발생을 알아보고자 젤라틴과 pork sample 이용하여 측정하였다. 본 연구는 2014년 12월 21일부터 2015년 8월 14일까지 153명의 환자를 대상으로 실시하였다. 3대의 MRI(1.5T- 1대, 3.0T- 2대)장비를 사용하여 뇌 또는 간 부위에서 일상적으로 쓰이는 sequence 프로토콜을 동일하게 적용하여 검사하였다. 검사 전 후 체온 측정은 적외선 타입의 귀 체온계(Braun社)를 사용하였으며 대상자의 심리적 상태는 직접 설문을 통하여 파악했다. 임상 환자를 대상으로 한 체온 상승 결과를 보면 3.0T가 1.5T에서보다 평균 $0.15^{\circ}C$정도 높았고(p<0.012) 3.0T내 에서도 Philips제조회사에서 보다 GE社 MRI장비에서 $0.14^{\circ}C$정도 더 높았다. 심인성 상태에 따른 결과를 살펴보면 MRI검사 진행 중 나는 소리에 대한 민감성 정도와 체온상승과의 관계는 무관하였고, 폐쇄성에 대한 응답이 긴장감으로 느꼈다고 대답하는 사람일수록 체온이 더 상승하는 경향을 보였다. 자장의 세기가 높은 MRI장비일수록 RF 반응물질(물, 금속물질)에 의한 화상이나 체온상승으로 인한 위험한 상황발생(체온조절 장해 환자의 경우 고온 손상, 과다 땀 발생으로 인한 탈진)이 나타나지 않도록 환자의 상태를 좀 더 예의 주시하며 MRI검사를 진행할 필요가 있겠다. 높은 자기장을 기반으로 한 MRI장비는 인체에 흡수되는 전자파 흡수율인 SAR를 비례적으로 증가시키므로 앞으로는 RF 코일 성능을 향상하거나 영상의 질을 향상시키기 위한 이미지 프로그램을 개발하는 등 자기장 이외의 방법을 강구하는 것이 필요하다.