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apply while the doctor is performing the procedure. The temperature sensor in devices we received
conventional catheters can measure only the value in the tip, which is typically from TriQuint agree
cooled, so the value returned is not very precise. Without an accurate feedback extremely well with
mechanism, doctors tend to apply less-then-optimum energy levels to ensure the the Microwave Office
safety of the patient, which can reduce the procedure’s effectiveness.
simulation. In short,
we got back exactly
what we hoped for.”
Bob Allison
Vice president/engineering manager
Meridian Medical Systems
www.mms-llc.com
AWR
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THE SOLUTION
To solve this problem, MMS is developing a catheter that combines the
ability to simultaneously deliver microwave radiation for tissue heating and a
radiometer (essentially a remote sensing device) fabricated as a microwave
monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) to sense the temperature of the
heart wall. The Dicke radiometer employed in the design obtains tissue
temperature measurements noninvasively and operates by comparing an
internal reference temperature with an actual radiometric measurement
and using the difference to calculate body temperature. Early results show
the technique to be extremely accurate. Although radiometers have been
used for years in applications ranging from measuring atmospheric and
The radiometer MMICs of the catheter were
terrestrial radiation from space to oceanographic remote-sensing, the designed by Microwave Office software along with
radiometer designed by MMS incorporates several proprietary technologies the TriQuint Semiconductor PDK.
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