Optical sensing-enabled interventional instruments for rapid distributed measurements of biophysical parameters
US10610085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/2061
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interventional instrument, system and method include an elongated flexible member (100) having one or more segmented sections (101) disposed longitudinally. An optical fiber (104) is disposed internally in the flexible member. A plurality of optical sensors (102) are coupled to the optical fiber and distributed along a length of the flexible member such that the optical sensors are positioned to monitor parameters simultaneously at different positions or at different data sources along the flexible member to provide distributed sensing.
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