A biased vascular temperature measuring device
CA 2455593 A1 · Owner: Diamantopoulos, Leonidas · Inventors: Van Langenhove, Glenn; Fox, Stewart M.; Diamantopoulos, Leonidas
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The present invention provides a vascular catheter apparatus for temperature measurement of vascular tissue, comprising a flexible body (14 15, 18), at , least one resiliently biased projection (11) depended from the body a sensor , carried by the projection and an electrical carrier (13) for transmitting temperature data at the vascular wall from the sensor (10) to a remote device. The electrical carrier (13) is coiled around the length of the projection (11) to reduce strain at critical points where it is necessary to maintain a seal and hence electrical isolation.
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- Filed May 3, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 3, 2022.
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