Remote noninvasive patient temperature monitor and warning system

Claim 1

A remote noninvasive patient temperature monitor and warning system comprising an infrared temperature transducer, a pan/tilt motor mechanism including a first electric drive motor for panning and a second electric drive motor for tilting, said infrared temperature transducer being mounted on said pan/tilt motor mechanism, a power circuit to said pan/tilt motor mechanism, said pan/tilt motor mechanism having adjustable limit switch means which control the range of motion of both pan and tilt motions and which reverse the respective drive motor direction for each of said pan and said tilt motions as said limit switch means are tripped, a remote control central processing unit receiving temperature information from said infrared transducer, said processing unit having means to store a first temperature value and a second temperature value higher than said first temperature value, means operable by a signal from said central processing unit to interrupt said power circuit to said pan/tilt motor mechanism when said first temperature value is reached and connect it when a lower temperature value is not detected, means operable by said central processing unit to connect a power source to an alarm device when said second temperature value is detected or when said first temperature value is not detected within a predetermined time period.