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Systems and methods for sensing patient temperature in temperature management system

  • US 20060276864A1
  • Filed: 06/03/2005
  • Published: 12/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for controlling patient temperature, comprising:

  • a heat transfer member engageable with a human patient;

    a temperature control system engageable with the heat transfer member to circulate working fluid therethrough; and

    at least one patient temperature sensor generating a signal representative of patient temperature and sending the signal to the control system, the sensor being selected from the group consisting of;

    a temperature sensor positioned against the skin of a patient over the temporal artery and covered with a thermally insulative biocompatible shield, and a temperature sensor located at a sublingual region of a support disposed in the patient'"'"'s mouth.

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