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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2005
Shiva Sharareh, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Michele Migliuolo, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William D. Suh, Cary, NC (US);
Jennifer Rogers, Saint Marys, PA (US);
Ariel Garcia, Glendora, CA (US);
Shiva Sharareh, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Michele Migliuolo, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William D. Suh, Cary, NC (US);
Jennifer Rogers, Saint Marys, PA (US);
Ariel Garcia, Glendora, CA (US);
Biosense Webster, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Abstract
A catheter with temperature sensing has a catheter body and a tip section with an integrated thermosistive temperature sensor on its outer surface. The temperature sensor includes a microfabricated thin film assembly of which one layer is a sensor layer of thermoresistive material. In one embodiment, the tip section has a flexible tubing with a temperature sensor on its outer surface. In another embodiment, the tip section has an extended tip electrode with a temperature sensor on its outer surface.