Fiber-optic force sensor, force measurement device and catheter
US9689759B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B18/1492
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber-optic force sensor, comprising an FBG fiber that has a force sensor region, to which bracing means to eliminate or decouple laterally effective forces and bending moments are assigned in such a way that the force sensor has a predominantly single-axis response characteristic to detect merely the magnitude of a force acting axially in the fiber direction.
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