| abstract |
A microthermocouple member which comprises two wires (16, 18) of dissimilar materials joined together into a thermocouple junction (24), the wires having diameters of no more than about 75 microns. The wires and junction are carried by an elongated, thin support member (14), particularly surgical suture material, which is thin enough to be capable of insertion into living tissue without serious disruption of the local circulation. The support member (14) preferably extends beyond the junction and wires, to permit grasping of the extending support member in a forward-slanted slot (30) of a front-pointed stylet (31). |