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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Applicant:
Albert P. Van Duren, Chaska, MN (US);
Inventor:
Albert P. Van Duren, Chaska, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); G01K 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/165 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/6833 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0271 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0276 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); G01K 1/16 (2013.01); G01K 13/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disposable, zero-heat-flux, deep tissue temperature probe is constructed using a support assembly with multiple sections folded together or separated into strata during assembly of the probe. The sections support elements of the probe, including thermal sensors and a thermal resistor between the thermal sensors. Optionally, one of the sections supports a heater.