TEMPERATURE SENSING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A PHOTO-THERMAL TARGETED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

• Main Authors: Hofvander, Henrik, Estes, Michael John
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.11.2022
• Subjects: COLORIMETRY; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; MEASURING; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; RADIATION PYROMETRY; RADIATION THERAPY; TESTING; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

A temperature measurement system for measuring a temperature of a measured surface includes: 1) a first temperature sensor; and 2) a reference surface including a second temperature sensor integrated therein. The first temperature sensor includes a field of view simultaneously covering both at least a portion of the measured surface and at least a portion of the reference surface, thus is configured for simultaneously taking a first measurement of both the portion of the measured surface and the portion of the reference surface. The first measurement of the reference surface taken by the first temperature sensor is compared to a second measurement taken by the second temperature sensor for use in calibrating the first temperature sensor.