Temperature Sensing for Medical Devices - NTC Thermistor

Medical applications necessitate the maximum level of accuracy and reliability in the tracking of critical temperature measurements.

Thermometrics, Inc., which belongs to the Amphenol Advanced Sensors series of brands, designs and creates a wide range of NTC thermistors and non-contact infrared (IR) based temperature sensors for this crucial market.

Along with its regular product offerings, Amphenol Advanced Sensors is also happy to deliver innovative and customized solutions for all the application requirements of its customers.

Whether the highest resistance stability, tight temperature accuracy, rapid response, small diameter, or all of the above are critical for your design, Amphenol isready to partner with you.

Application Range

Cardiac Care

Glass bead or small diameter chip-in-glass thermistor assemblies for nonstop cardiac output units and thermodilution catheters.

Respiratory Care

Glass diode or epoxy-coated chip thermistors for temperature tracking of humidifiers and ventilator flow tubes.

Skin Surface

Interchangeable thermistor assemblies delivering temperature accuracy of ±0.05 °C @ 37 °C for neonatal incubator platforms and nonstop patient monitoring.

Thermometry

Interchangeable IR sensors and thermistors for oral, tympanic, rectal, and auxiliary temperature measurements for clinical, predictive, or home thermometers.

Dialysis

Small interchangeable thermistors for assembly into metal housings employed to track fluid temperature at the time of dialysis.

Surgical

A tiny sleeved chip or chip-in-glass thermistors with fine diameter wires to facilitate insertion into hypodermic needles for myocardial surgeries and exterior attachment to metal lumens used in laser surgery.