Thermocouple Device
AssigneesMeasurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsZhijiao CHE, Brian Clark, Robert Karaba
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Abstract
A thermocouple device includes a thermocouple and a conformal coating that covers a surface of the thermocouple. The thermocouple has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a thermal junction connecting the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are respectively formed at a pair of ends of a pair of parallel thermocouple wires. The conformal coating is biocompatible and completely covers the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the thermal junction.
Claims16
A thermocouple device, comprising:
- a thermocouple including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a thermal junction connecting the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the positive electrode and the negative electrode are respectively formed at a pair of ends of a pair of parallel thermocouple wires;
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- a conformal coating that covers a surface of the thermocouple, the conformal coating is biocompatible and completely covers the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the thermal junction.
A method, comprising:
- providing a thermocouple device including a thermocouple and a conformal coating covering a surface of the thermocouple, the thermocouple includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a thermal junction connecting the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the positive electrode and the negative electrode are respectively formed at a pair of ends of a pair of parallel thermocouple wires, the conformal coating is biocompatible and completely covers the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the thermal junction;
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- sensing a temperature of a muscle tissue using the thermocouple device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.