Systems and methods for fiber optic tracking
US11819294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0266
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic tracking sensor includes an outer tube, a plurality of optical fibers within the outer tube and including a central optical fiber and a plurality of additional optical fibers, and one or more structural members within the outer tube and configured to provide a spacing between the plurality of optical fibers such that the central optical fiber is positioned along a central longitudinal axis of the outer tube and the plurality of additional optical fibers are spaced apart from one another and from the central optical fiber.
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