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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Yixin HU, Montréal, CA;
Wlodzimierz Sadzynski, Chateauguay, CA;
Melita A. Tabao, Montréal, CA;
Teresa Mihalik, Montréal, CA;
Yixin Hu, Montréal, CA;
Wlodzimierz Sadzynski, Chateauguay, CA;
Melita A. Tabao, Montréal, CA;
Teresa Mihalik, Montréal, CA;
Medtronic CryoCath LP, Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The present invention includes a medical device providing for the measurement and/or monitoring of the thermal conditions and/or environment existing across a substantial portion of a thermal element disposed on the medical device and the corresponding tissue region being treated by the device. The medical device of the present invention may generally include an elongate body having a thermal element coupled thereto for providing thermal energy to a desired tissue region, as well as a thermocouple array providing a plurality of temperature measurement positions about the thermal element. The thermocouple array may include one or more thermocouple elements arranged as a mesh or wire structure disposed about a substantial portion of the surface area of the thermal element.