Welch Allyn SureTemp Plus 692 Series - Operating Characteristics; Basic System Description

SureTemp® Plus Service Manual 5
2. Operating Characteristics
2.1 Basic System Description
The Welch Allyn
®
SureTemp
®
Plus Model 690 and 692 thermometers are portable electronic
thermistor thermometers. Users can measure a patient's temperature in the oral, axillary, and
rectal body sites of adult, pediatric, and newborn patients.
Thermometer
LCD Display
Probe
Probe Cover Ejection Button
Latching Probe
Connector
Removable Probe Well
Celsius/Fahrenheit Toggle
Button
Pulse Timer Button/Monitor Mode
(692 only)
Mode Selection Button
Recall Button
Box of Probe Covers
Battery Door/Probe
Cover Storage
Holder
Figure 1: Model 692 Thermometer
The thermometer consists of six main components: the instrument, the probe, the removable
probe well, the probe cover, the batteries, and the wall mount.
2.1.1 Instrument
The instrument includes a removable probe well and detachable probe.
2.1.2 Probe
The detachable probes are available in short (standard) or long cord versions and include a
mechanical probe cover ejection mechanism, which is triggered by the user through a simple
finger press. The probes are designed for easy exchange in the clinical environment.
• The short (standard) coiled cord probe stretches to approximately 4' and has a retracted
length of approximately 10".
• The long version stretches to approximately 9’ and has a retracted length of approximately
28".