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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Timothy G. Curran, Ramsey, MN (US);
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A multiple thermocouple assembly with a reduced wire count is configured for use in an ablation catheter tip. In at least one embodiment, the assembly comprises a first metal material comprising a plurality of junctions; a plurality of conductors comprising a second metal material, each conductor connected to the first metal material at one of the plurality of junctions; and a common conductor that is physically paired with at least one of the plurality of conductors at a corresponding common conductor junction such that the common conductor forms a thermocouple pair with each of the plurality of conductors.