Optical and electrical diagnostic systems and methods thereof
US11931179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/18
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Optical-and-electrical medical systems and methods thereof are disclosed. Such a medical system can include a console, an optical shape-sensing (“OSS”) medical device including an optical-fiber stylet, one or more electrical medical devices, and a relay module for establishing one or more optical or electrical relay connections between the relay module and a remainder of the medical system including the console. The console can be configured for converting reflected optical signals from the optical-fiber stylet into shapes thereof for display. The relay module can include a primary receptacle configured to accept insertion of a medical barrier-piercing plug of the OSS medical device and establish a through-barrier optical connection therebetween. The relay module also can include one or more secondary receptacles configured to accept insertion of a corresponding number of electrical plugs of the one-or-more electrical medical devices and establish one or more under-barrier electrical connections therebetween.
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