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WO2004074794A1
WO2004074794A1 PCT/US2004/005086 US2004005086W WO2004074794A1 WO 2004074794 A1 WO2004074794 A1 WO 2004074794A1 US 2004005086 W US2004005086 W US 2004005086W WO 2004074794 A1 WO2004074794 A1 WO 2004074794A1
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    • G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G01K7/24—Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat ; Power supply therefor, e.g. using thermoelectric elements using resistive elements the element being a non-linear resistance, e.g. thermistor in a specially-adapted circuit, e.g. bridge circuit
    • G01K7/25—Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat ; Power supply therefor, e.g. using thermoelectric elements using resistive elements the element being a non-linear resistance, e.g. thermistor in a specially-adapted circuit, e.g. bridge circuit for modifying the output characteristic, e.g. linearising
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    • G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • This invention relates generally to temperature probes used in the medical field and more particularly to temperature probes that are connected to medical monitors used to measure conditions such as blood pressure, oxygen content in the blood and body temperature.
  • Temperature probes when they come in contact with a body that is at a temperature different from themselves, generally take about three minutes to adjust to the temperature of that body.
  • the goal of some applications is to continuously measure a patient's temperature over a prolonged period of time such as during an operation. Waiting for a few minutes for a probe to come to temperature before an operation begins is acceptable but other temperature measurements require a faster response time. For example, when a practitioner is taking a patient's temperature once every hour it requires a quick response so the practitioner can acquire the temperature reading and then proceed to other duties.
  • thermometers use techniques to determine or predict what the final stabilized temperature will be before the probe has reached thermal stability. These types of thermometers generally show the predicted temperature on an attached display and are usually not connected to a monitor where other vital signs are taken.
  • a monitor that has been constructed for use with a resistive temperature probe could not readily be adapted for use with a predictive temperature probe. This is because the monitor is designed to receive a resistive input to indicate temperature whereas the output from the predictive probe is a digital output of the temperature. Thus, the output from a predictive probe cannot be input to a monitor designed to receive an input from a resistive probe.
  • This invention in one embodiment allows a predictive temperature probe to be used with multipurpose monitors that are designed to receive resistive temperature inputs. A patient's temperature can be quickly taken and recorded on the same device as other vital signs. In another embodiment, this invention allows the resistive output of a temperature probe to be modified to reflect other corrections and adjustments as described herein in more detail.
  • the resistive output of a temperature sensing device such as a thermistor is adjusted using predictive or correlative techniques and a modified resistive output is generated that is input to a multipurpose monitor.
  • the sensed temperature is input to a microprocessor that determines a modified temperature reading that is translated in to a digital potentiometer setting required to achieve an output resistance that corresponds to the modified temperature reading.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram of a temperature probe connected to a medical monitor in a conventional mamier.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram of a probe in accordance with one embodiment of the invention connected to a medical monitor by means of an interface in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram of a probe having two thermistor outputs connected to a monitor via an interface in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram of probe and an interface that utilizes a field effect transistor (FET) to modify resistance of a probe in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
  • FET field effect transistor
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram of a probe and interface which utilizes a photocell to modify resistance of a probe in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
  • a multiparameter medical monitor 1 with a sensor 2 connected to its temperature port in a conventional manner.
  • the sensor 2 contains a temperature sensitive element such as a thermistor.
  • the monitor includes conventional circuitry such as an ADC and a resistive bridge to monitor the resistive signal received from the sensor and display the temperature reading.
  • the resistance of the thermistor located in the tip of the probe changes in relation to the temperature.
  • the monitor detects the probe resistance to determine the temperature at any given time.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a medical monitor 1 with a sensor 2 and an interface in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
  • the interface includes thermometer circuitry 4 such as an ADC and a resistive bridge for obtaining a digital signal from the sensor.
  • the output from the circuitry 4 is input to a microprocessor 9.
  • the microprocessor 9 may employ correlative or predictive techniques or algorithms to determine a temperature for reporting to the monitor 1.
  • the microprocessor 9 executes a correlation algorithm or uses a look up table to report a temperature to the monitor 1. For example, if the thermistor is being used to measure skin or temporal temperature, the microprocessor may correlate the measured temperature with a temperature such as internal body or core body temperature.
  • the processor may use a predictive algorithm to convert a temperature reading taken shortly after the thermistor is placed, i.e., during a period of thermal instability, to a final predicted temperature before thermal stability actually occurs so as to provide a more rapid temperature reading.
  • the temperature that is measured by the probe is converted to a resistance output 6 that is input to the monitor 1 that corresponds to a modified or corrected reading that the clinician desires to monitor.
  • the microprocessor 9 adjusts the resistance output from the sensor 2 by sending a signal to the digital potentiometer 8 that sets the resistance of the digital potentiometer 8 such that the resultant resistance observed at the output 6 is indicative of the temperature that is to be displayed on the monitor as determined by the microprocessor.
  • a commercially-available 1024-step digital potentiometer may be set by digital input from the microprocessor to a value that corresponds to the resistance of a equivalent thermistor probe at the measured temperature.
  • the interface circuit may use isolation devices and isolated power supplies to preserve the safety isolation of the monitor. In a particular embodiment, there will be no direct galvanic connection between the monitor and the interface circuit.
  • the present invention is particularly useful in conjunction with a YSI 400 series temperature probe which has a single thermistor output.
  • the 400 series output is modified by the microprocessor as illustrated in Fig.
  • the invention is also useful to simulate the output of a YSI 700 series temperature probe.
  • This probe is different than the 400 series probe in that it includes two thermistors sandwiched together. As such, this probe includes two thermistor outputs.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a medical monitor 1' with a sensor 2' and an interface in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
  • the interface includes thermometer circuitry 4' such as an ADC and a resistive bridge for obtaining a digital signal from the sensor.
  • the output from the circuitry 4' is input to a microprocessor 9.
  • the microprocessor 9 employs correlative or predictive techniques or algorithms to determine a temperature for reporting to the monitor 1'.
  • the interface includes two digital potentiometers 8A and 8B and the microprocessor 9 adjusts the resistance for each of the thermistor outputs by sending signals to the respective digital potentiometers.
  • the adjusted outputs 6A and 6B are input to the monitor 1'.
  • an interface may be provided with two digital potentiometers that can be used with a series 400 probe or a series 700 probe or their equivalent. In this embodiment, when used with a series 400 probe, only one of the potentiometers would be adjusted whereas when used with a series 700 probe, both would be adjusted.
  • a further embodiment of the invention uses a FET in place of the digital potentiometer to modify the resistive output and is illustrated in Fig. 4. Temperature is measured with a sensor 51 and converted to digital form using circuitry 52. A microprocessor 53 calculates the modified thermistor resistance as described above. A FET 54 is comiected to the input of the monitor 58, and the gate of the FET is controlled by an analog output of the microprocessor 53. The source-drain voltage of the FET is measured with a high-impedance differential amplifier 57 and connected to an analog input of the microprocessor 53. The source current of the FET is measured by a low- value (e.g., less than 10 ohms) resistor 55 connected to the source terminal.
  • a low- value e.g., less than 10 ohms
  • the voltage across this resistor is amplified by amplifier 57 and sent to the microprocessor 53.
  • the microprocessor calculates current from the voltage reading, given the known value of the source resistor.
  • the microprocessor divides the voltage input by the current to get the equivalent resistance of the FET. This resistance is compared with the desired resistance and any difference is applied as negative feedback to the FET gate. Therefore the thermistor equivalent resistance can be obtained despite the non-linear characteristics of the FET. If the polarity of the monitor 58 is not compatible with the FET configuration shown in Fig. 4, those skilled in the art will recognize that the FET may alternatively be connected in the reverse of the configuration illustrated in Fig. 4. Most FETs will function in this mode, although at lower gain. The feedback loop compensates for this lower gain.
  • monitors may apply pulsed or variable voltages to the thermistor input.
  • the microprocessor 53 may measure the peak-to-peak voltages for these cases to obtain the voltage and current readings needed to compute the resistance.
  • the interface circuit will be isolated from the monitor as described above using isolation devices and isolated power supplies to preserve the safety isolation of the monitor.
  • the FET configuration is duplicated analogous to Fig. 3.
  • a cadmium sulfide photocell 65 is used in place of the FET in Fig. 4. Temperature is measured with a sensor 61 and converted to digital form using circuitry 62. A microprocessor 63 calculates the modified thermistor resistance as described above. A light-emitting diode (LED) 64 connected to a microprocessor analog output is used to illuminate the photocell 65. The LED current is adjusted to obtain the desired photocell resistance. A negative feedback loop is used to compensate for the photocell nonlinearity as in the FET method. The current amplifier 67 and voltage amplifier 68 transmit current and voltage information to the microprocessor to compute equivalent resistance of the photocell. The photocell is a non-polarized device, so there is no problem with reverse connection to the monitor 69. For use with a monitor that is designed with inputs for two thermistors, the LED/photocell configuration can be duplicated analogous to Fig. 3.

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A method for digitally controlling the resistive output of a temperature probe is disclosed. The system is comprised of a temperature sensor, a processor and a means under the control of the processor for modifying the resistive output such as a digital potentiometer. In one embodiment, the processor reads the temperature sensor and adjusts the potentiometer based on a correlative or predictive technique so as to provide a modified output that matches that of a standard resistive temperature probe and is compatible for display on a multiparameter monitor.

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DIGITALLY MODIFIED RESISTIVE OUTPUT FOR A TEMPERATURE SENSOR
BACKGROUND
This invention relates generally to temperature probes used in the medical field and more particularly to temperature probes that are connected to medical monitors used to measure conditions such as blood pressure, oxygen content in the blood and body temperature.
Many medical monitors in use today have a port for connecting a temperature probe. This port is often used for connecting a resistive type probe where the monitor measures the resistance of the temperature probe to determine its temperature and thus the temperature of the tissue that the probe is in contact with.
Temperature probes, when they come in contact with a body that is at a temperature different from themselves, generally take about three minutes to adjust to the temperature of that body. The goal of some applications is to continuously measure a patient's temperature over a prolonged period of time such as during an operation. Waiting for a few minutes for a probe to come to temperature before an operation begins is acceptable but other temperature measurements require a faster response time. For example, when a practitioner is taking a patient's temperature once every hour it requires a quick response so the practitioner can acquire the temperature reading and then proceed to other duties.
Predictive type thermometers use techniques to determine or predict what the final stabilized temperature will be before the probe has reached thermal stability. These types of thermometers generally show the predicted temperature on an attached display and are usually not connected to a monitor where other vital signs are taken.
Previous to this invention, a monitor that has been constructed for use with a resistive temperature probe could not readily be adapted for use with a predictive temperature probe. This is because the monitor is designed to receive a resistive input to indicate temperature whereas the output from the predictive probe is a digital output of the temperature. Thus, the output from a predictive probe cannot be input to a monitor designed to receive an input from a resistive probe.
This invention in one embodiment allows a predictive temperature probe to be used with multipurpose monitors that are designed to receive resistive temperature inputs. A patient's temperature can be quickly taken and recorded on the same device as other vital signs. In another embodiment, this invention allows the resistive output of a temperature probe to be modified to reflect other corrections and adjustments as described herein in more detail.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the resistive output of a temperature sensing device such as a thermistor is adjusted using predictive or correlative techniques and a modified resistive output is generated that is input to a multipurpose monitor. In one embodiment in particular, the sensed temperature is input to a microprocessor that determines a modified temperature reading that is translated in to a digital potentiometer setting required to achieve an output resistance that corresponds to the modified temperature reading.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a temperature probe connected to a medical monitor in a conventional mamier.
FIG. 2 is a diagram of a probe in accordance with one embodiment of the invention connected to a medical monitor by means of an interface in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram of a probe having two thermistor outputs connected to a monitor via an interface in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram of probe and an interface that utilizes a field effect transistor (FET) to modify resistance of a probe in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram of a probe and interface which utilizes a photocell to modify resistance of a probe in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now to the drawings, and particularly to FIG. 1, there is shown a multiparameter medical monitor 1 with a sensor 2 connected to its temperature port in a conventional manner. The sensor 2 contains a temperature sensitive element such as a thermistor. The monitor includes conventional circuitry such as an ADC and a resistive bridge to monitor the resistive signal received from the sensor and display the temperature reading. The resistance of the thermistor located in the tip of the probe changes in relation to the temperature. The monitor detects the probe resistance to determine the temperature at any given time.
Fig. 2 illustrates a medical monitor 1 with a sensor 2 and an interface in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. The interface includes thermometer circuitry 4 such as an ADC and a resistive bridge for obtaining a digital signal from the sensor. The output from the circuitry 4 is input to a microprocessor 9. The microprocessor 9 may employ correlative or predictive techniques or algorithms to determine a temperature for reporting to the monitor 1. In one embodiment, the microprocessor 9 executes a correlation algorithm or uses a look up table to report a temperature to the monitor 1. For example, if the thermistor is being used to measure skin or temporal temperature, the microprocessor may correlate the measured temperature with a temperature such as internal body or core body temperature. In another embodiment the processor may use a predictive algorithm to convert a temperature reading taken shortly after the thermistor is placed, i.e., during a period of thermal instability, to a final predicted temperature before thermal stability actually occurs so as to provide a more rapid temperature reading. In any case, the temperature that is measured by the probe is converted to a resistance output 6 that is input to the monitor 1 that corresponds to a modified or corrected reading that the clinician desires to monitor. The microprocessor 9 adjusts the resistance output from the sensor 2 by sending a signal to the digital potentiometer 8 that sets the resistance of the digital potentiometer 8 such that the resultant resistance observed at the output 6 is indicative of the temperature that is to be displayed on the monitor as determined by the microprocessor. For example, a commercially-available 1024-step digital potentiometer may be set by digital input from the microprocessor to a value that corresponds to the resistance of a equivalent thermistor probe at the measured temperature. The interface circuit may use isolation devices and isolated power supplies to preserve the safety isolation of the monitor. In a particular embodiment, there will be no direct galvanic connection between the monitor and the interface circuit.
The present invention is particularly useful in conjunction with a YSI 400 series temperature probe which has a single thermistor output. In accordance with this embodiment of the invention, the 400 series output is modified by the microprocessor as illustrated in Fig.
2.
The invention is also useful to simulate the output of a YSI 700 series temperature probe. This probe is different than the 400 series probe in that it includes two thermistors sandwiched together. As such, this probe includes two thermistor outputs. Fig. 4 illustrates a medical monitor 1' with a sensor 2' and an interface in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. The interface includes thermometer circuitry 4' such as an ADC and a resistive bridge for obtaining a digital signal from the sensor. The output from the circuitry 4' is input to a microprocessor 9. The microprocessor 9 employs correlative or predictive techniques or algorithms to determine a temperature for reporting to the monitor 1'. In this embodiment, the interface includes two digital potentiometers 8A and 8B and the microprocessor 9 adjusts the resistance for each of the thermistor outputs by sending signals to the respective digital potentiometers. The adjusted outputs 6A and 6B are input to the monitor 1'. As a further manifestation of the invention, an interface may be provided with two digital potentiometers that can be used with a series 400 probe or a series 700 probe or their equivalent. In this embodiment, when used with a series 400 probe, only one of the potentiometers would be adjusted whereas when used with a series 700 probe, both would be adjusted.
A further embodiment of the invention uses a FET in place of the digital potentiometer to modify the resistive output and is illustrated in Fig. 4. Temperature is measured with a sensor 51 and converted to digital form using circuitry 52. A microprocessor 53 calculates the modified thermistor resistance as described above. A FET 54 is comiected to the input of the monitor 58, and the gate of the FET is controlled by an analog output of the microprocessor 53. The source-drain voltage of the FET is measured with a high-impedance differential amplifier 57 and connected to an analog input of the microprocessor 53. The source current of the FET is measured by a low- value (e.g., less than 10 ohms) resistor 55 connected to the source terminal. The voltage across this resistor is amplified by amplifier 57 and sent to the microprocessor 53. The microprocessor calculates current from the voltage reading, given the known value of the source resistor. The microprocessor divides the voltage input by the current to get the equivalent resistance of the FET. This resistance is compared with the desired resistance and any difference is applied as negative feedback to the FET gate. Therefore the thermistor equivalent resistance can be obtained despite the non-linear characteristics of the FET. If the polarity of the monitor 58 is not compatible with the FET configuration shown in Fig. 4, those skilled in the art will recognize that the FET may alternatively be connected in the reverse of the configuration illustrated in Fig. 4. Most FETs will function in this mode, although at lower gain. The feedback loop compensates for this lower gain. Furthermore, some monitors may apply pulsed or variable voltages to the thermistor input. The microprocessor 53 may measure the peak-to-peak voltages for these cases to obtain the voltage and current readings needed to compute the resistance. The interface circuit will be isolated from the monitor as described above using isolation devices and isolated power supplies to preserve the safety isolation of the monitor. For use with a monitor that is designed with inputs for more than one thermistor, the FET configuration is duplicated analogous to Fig. 3.
In a further embodiment illustrated in Fig. 5, a cadmium sulfide photocell 65 is used in place of the FET in Fig. 4. Temperature is measured with a sensor 61 and converted to digital form using circuitry 62. A microprocessor 63 calculates the modified thermistor resistance as described above. A light-emitting diode (LED) 64 connected to a microprocessor analog output is used to illuminate the photocell 65. The LED current is adjusted to obtain the desired photocell resistance. A negative feedback loop is used to compensate for the photocell nonlinearity as in the FET method. The current amplifier 67 and voltage amplifier 68 transmit current and voltage information to the microprocessor to compute equivalent resistance of the photocell. The photocell is a non-polarized device, so there is no problem with reverse connection to the monitor 69. For use with a monitor that is designed with inputs for two thermistors, the LED/photocell configuration can be duplicated analogous to Fig. 3.
Other embodiments of this invention can be foreseen where the temperature to be reported to the medical monitor is determined from some other means. The temperature could be reported to the microprocessor via a serial port and then reported to the medical monitor via the resistive output.
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1. A temperature probe comprising:
a temperature sensor that provides a resistive output, a logic circuit for determining a modified resistive output for the temperature sensor, and a means for providing the modified resistive output.
2. The temperature probe of claim 1 wherein the logic circuit is programmed to execute a predictive or a correlative algorithm.
3. The temperature probe of claim 2 wherein the logic circuit is a microprocessor.
4. The temperature probe of claim 3 wherein the means for providing the modified resistive output is a potentiometer and the logic circuit sends a control signal to the potentiometer such that the potentiometer provides the modified resistive output.
5. The temperature probe of claim 3 wherein the means for providing the modified resistive output includes a FET.
6. The temperature probe of claim 3 wherein the means for providing the modified resistive output includes a photocell and a LED.
7. The temperature probe of claim 4 wherein the probe includes two potentiometers.
8. A monitor interface for a temperature probe comprising: a logic circuit for determining a modified resistive output for the temperature sensor and a means for providing the modified resistive output.
9. The interface of claim 8 wherein the logic circuit is programmed to execute a predictive or a correlative algorithm.
10. The interface of claim 9 wherein the logic circuit is a microprocessor.
11. The interface of claim 8 wherein the means for providing the modified resistive output is a potentiometer and the logic circuit sends a control signal to the potentiometer such that the potentiometer provides the modified resistive output.
12. The interface of claim 11 wherein the probe includes two potentiometers.
13. The interface of claim 8 wherein the means for providing the modified resistive output includes a FET.
14. The interface of claim 8 wherein the means for providing the modified resistive output includes a photocell and an LED.
15. The interface of claim 8 wherein the means for providing the modified resistive output is a means for providing a modified resistive output is compatible with the monitor such that the monitor can display a temperature that corresponds to the modified resistive output from the temperature probe.
16. A temperature probe comprising: a temperature sensor having a resistive output, a processor for determining a modified resistive output for the temperature sensor, the processor being programmed to execute a predictive or a correlative algorithm, and a potentiometer for providing the modified resistive output in response to a signal from the processor.
17. The temperature probe of claim 16 wherein the processor executes an algorithm to convert the resistive output of the temperature sensor to a modified resistive output that can be displayed by a monitor.
18. The temperature probe of claim 16 wherein the algorithm is a predictive algorithm that converts the resistive output of the temperature sensor during a thermally unstable condition to a modified resistive output representative of a predicted temperature during a condition of thermal stability.
19 The temperature probe of claim 16 wherein the probe includes two potentiometers.
20. An interface for converting the resistive output of a temperature sensor to a modified resistive output for display on a monitor comprising: a logic circuit, an input to the logic circuit from a temperature sensor, an output from the logic circuit, the logic circuit being programmed to execute a predictive or a correlative algorithm, and a means for providing a resistance corresponding to the predicted or correlated output.
21. The interface of claim 20 wherein the resistive output from the temperature sensor is input to an analog to digital converter and the output from the analog to digital converter is fed to the logic circuit.
22. The interface of claim 20 wherein the logic circuit is a microprocessor.
23. The interface of claim 20 wherein the means for providing the resistance is a digital potentiometer and the microprocessor signals the potentiometer to assume a setting corresponding to the predicted output.
24. The interface of claim 23 wherein the interface includes two potentiometers.
25. A method for digitally modifying the resistive output of a temperature sensor which comprised inputting the resistive output from the temperature sensor to a logic circuit, implementing a predictive or a correlative algorithm using the logic circuit to determine a modified resistive output, signaling a potentiometer to adopt a setting corresponding to the modified resistive output, and outputting a resistance corresponding to the modified resistive output.
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