Apparatuses for non-invasively sensing internal temperature
US10054491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K13/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transducer for noninvasively determining an internal temperature of a location of interest in a body of a subject is provided. The transducer receives a native temperature signals originating from the location of interest without substantially receiving interfering signals, and includes one or more shielding features for preventing interference. In addition, such a transducer may include a dielectric cavity configured or positioned to increase the native temperature signals sensed, or received, by the antenna. A transducer may be configured to multiplex signals indicative of a temperature of a location of interest within the body of a subject and reference temperature signals. Such a transducer may include a connector that facilitates the communication of a multiplexed signal, such as a connector for a coaxial cable. The connector of a transducer may be configured to swivel relative to an end of a cable.
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