US 8,545,490 B2 · Apparatus, a method and a computer program for applying energy to an object

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for applying energy to an object (2), wherein the apparatus (1) comprises an energy emitting element, a temperature sensor and a tube (6), in which the energy emitting element and the temperature sensor are locatable. The energy emitting elements is adapting for applying energy to the object (2) and the temperature sensor is adapted for sensing the temperature of the object (2). Both, the energy emitting element and the temperature sensor can be guided to a location of the object (2), at which the energy is to be applied.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for applying energy to an object, the apparatus comprising:

an energy emitting element for applying energy to the object,
a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the object,
a tube, in which the energy emitting element and the temperature sensor are locatable, for guiding the energy emitting element and the temperature sensor to a location of the object, at which the energy is to be applied, wherein
the energy emitting element comprises an optical fiber, and
the temperature sensor is a thermocouple comprising at least a first metal element and a second metal element, which comprise different types of metal and which are contacted to each other, at least one of the first metal element and the second metal element are a metal coating on the optical fiber.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/746,191Filed 26 Nov 2008

Priority

EP 071224606 Dec 2007

Published

US 2010/0262130 A114 Oct 2010

Granted

1 Oct 2013

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification38 codes

G01K 1/146
Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations: arrangements for moving thermometers to or from a…
A61B 5/015
Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue: by temperature mapping of body part
A61B 5/6885
Specially adapted to be brought in contact with an internal body part, i.e. invasive: monitoring or controlling sensor contact pressure
A61B 5/6886
Specially adapted to be brought in contact with an internal body part, i.e. invasive: monitoring or controlling distance between sensor and tissue

Apparatus, a method and a computer program for applying energy to an object

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Apparatus, a method and a computer program for applying energy to an object

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Abstract

Claims9