Patent ID: 9247985
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for testing and/or calibrating an ablator, comprising: a tissue probe emulator connectable to a tissue ablator being tested, the emulator comprising: a temperature sensor; a thermoelectric circuit connected to the temperature sensor and operative to vary an output temperature of the thermoelectric circuit sensed by the temperature sensor; an electrical load configured to be adjustable in response to control signals; electrical control circuitry connected to the thermoelectric unit and the electrical load and operative to independently apply control signals to adjust the electrical load and the output of the thermoelectric circuit; and an adapter, connectable to a receptacle of the ablator and coupled to convey signals emitted by the temperature sensor to the tissue ablator and to convey an ablation energy output of the tissue ablator to the electrical load.