Devices and Methods for Monitoring Core Temperature and an Intraperitoneal Parameter
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1. A device for monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the device comprising:
- a catheter adapted to be inserted into a urethra of the patient;
a sensor coupled to the catheter and adapted to sense core temperature.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia are provided which may include any number of features. One feature is placing a monitoring device having a sensor into a non-intraperitoneal cavity of a patient. The non-intraperitoneal cavity can be a urethra, a rectum, an anal sphincter, a stomach, an esophagus, the peripheral vasculature, or a vagina, for example. Another feature is sensing core temperature of the patient with the sensor.
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70 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the device comprising:
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a catheter adapted to be inserted into a urethra of the patient; a sensor coupled to the catheter and adapted to sense core temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the device comprising:
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a catheter adapted to be inserted into an anal sphincter of the patient; a sensor coupled to the catheter and adapted to sense core temperature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the device comprising:
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an airway management mechanism adapted to sample exhaled air from an airway of the patient; a sensor coupled to the device and adapted to sense core temperature. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A device for monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the device comprising:
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a catheter adapted to be inserted into a non-intraperitoneal structure of the patient; a plurality of sensors coupled to the catheter and adapted to sense temperature at a plurality of locations within the non-intraperitoneal structure; and a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and adapted to determine core temperature from temperatures sensed by the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the method comprising:
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placing a monitoring device having a sensor into a urethra of the patient; and sensing core temperature with the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the method comprising:
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placing a monitoring device having a sensor into an anal sphincter of the patient; and sensing core temperature with the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the method comprising:
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placing a monitoring device having a sensor into an airway of the patient; and sensing core temperature with the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of monitoring core temperature of a patient receiving intraperitoneal hypothermia or hyperthermia, the method comprising:
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placing a monitoring device having a plurality of sensors into a non-intraperitoneal structure of the patient; sensing temperature with the plurality of sensors; and determining core temperature from a portion of the temperatures sensed by the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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