Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Automated Feedback for Targeted Temperature Management Systems

A temperature sensing medical instrument configured to be inserted into a patient and obtain temperature data indicating a temperature of blood of the patient, the temperature sensing medical instrument comprising:

• a housing configured to remain external the patient;
• an elongate portion extending distally from the housing and configured to be inserted into the patient;
• and
• a thermistor disposed along or at a distal tip of the elongate portion, wherein the temperature sensing medical instrument is configured to communicatively couple with a targeted temperature management (TTM) module of a TTM system and provide the TTM module with the temperature data.

A method of using a targeted temperature management (TTM) system, comprising:

• providing a TTM system comprising:
• a TTM module configured to provide a TTM fluid,
• a thermal pad configured to receive the TTM fluid from the TTM module to facilitate thermal energy transfer between the TTM fluid and a patient,
• a fluid delivery line (FDL) extending between the TTM module and the thermal pad, the FDL configured to provide TTM fluid flow between the TTM module and the thermal pad, and
• a temperature sensing medical instrument configured to be inserted into the patient and obtain temperature data indicating a temperature of blood of the patient, wherein the temperature sensing medical instrument is further configured to communicatively couple to the TTM module and provide the TTM module with temperature feedback including the temperature of the blood of the patient;
• applying the thermal pad to the patient;
• inserting the temperature sensing medical instrument into the patient;
• delivering TTM fluid from the TTM module to the thermal pad;
• receiving, by the TTM module, the temperature data from the temperature sensing medical instrument;
• and
• analyzing an efficacy a TTM procedure being performed by TTM system based on the temperature data, wherein the TTM procedure includes providing the TTM fluid.