Patent ID: 11896348
Assignee: CIRCA SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. An apparatus for monitoring a temperature across an area of an interior surface of an organ of a subject, comprising:
a substantially two-dimensional arrangement having a forked configuration with two or more substantially parallel arms having sufficient flexibility to enable an entirety of the substantially two-dimensional arrangement to reversibly three-dimensionally deform to the area of the interior surface of the organ as the substantially two-dimensional arrangement is positioned against the area of the interior surface of the organ; and
a plurality of temperature sensors arranged across the substantially two-dimensional arrangement to make simultaneous contact with the area or the interior surface of the organ when the substantially two-dimensional arrangement is positioned against the area of the interior surface of the organ, at least one temperature sensor being carried by each arm of the two or more substantially parallel arms, at least one arm of the two or more substantially parallel arms carrying at least two temperature sensors.