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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Brian M. Hanley, Framingham, MA (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Kenneth J. Daignault, Holden, MA (US);
Aidan Petrie, Jamestown, RI (US);
Justin Sirotin, Providence, RI (US);
David Robson, Riverside, RI (US);
Andrew W. Marsella, Boston, MA (US);
Dan Nelsen, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Michael Weiser, Groton, MA (US);
Ramin N. Tehrani, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Brian M. Hanley, Framingham, MA (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Kenneth J. Daignault, Holden, MA (US);
Aidan Petrie, Jamestown, RI (US);
Justin Sirotin, Providence, RI (US);
David Robson, Riverside, RI (US);
Andrew W. Marsella, Boston, MA (US);
Dan Nelsen, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Michael Weiser, Groton, MA (US);
Ramin N. Tehrani, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Medifocus, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
A rectal thermal monitor for transrectal prostate temperature measurement includes a handle arranged in a proximal end portion of the monitor for gripping by a user, an elongate shaft extending from the handle, and an expandable distal probe portion arranged on a distal end of the shaft. The distal probe portion is arranged at a position opposite the handle portion, and is shaped to facilitate insertion through an anal sphincter and into a rectum of a patient. A cover element, is provided for covering at least a portion of the distal probe portion, and is made from a resilient material. A temperature sensing element is arranged within the distal probe portion, beneath the cover element, and is adapted and configured to sense a temperature of the prostate of the patient through the rectum wall of the patient. Further, and actuator can be provided to actuate the expandable distal probe portion, to increase a diameter thereof.