Patent ID: 11883652
Assignee: NOVOCURE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for imposing electric fields through a target region in a body of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
at least one transducer array having a plurality of electrode elements configured for placement on the body of the patient, the electrode elements configured to provide TTFields via an alternating current waveform;
a sensor array having a plurality of temperature sensors positioned within proximity to the plurality of electrode elements, a plurality of first temperature sensors of the sensor array connected to a first conductor, and a plurality of second temperature sensors connected to a second conductor;
a circuit configured to provide a known amount of electricity via the first conductor and the second conductor to a third temperature sensor, the third temperature sensor within the plurality of first temperature sensors, and within the plurality of second temperature sensors, and obtain a first electrical reading corresponding to a first temperature reading of the third temperature sensor; and
a controller adjusting the alternating current waveform based on the first temperature reading.