SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS EMPLOYING FIBER OPTIC SHAPE TRACKING
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1. A system comprising a medical device comprising an optical fiber, said optical fiber comprising a plurality of sensors configured to report the shape and position of the medical device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems, devices, and methods employing fiber optic shape and position tracking. The systems, devices, and methods permit measurement of and continuous tracking of the shape and position of objects whose shape dynamically changes with time. Applications include tracking and monitoring of endoscopes for diagnostic and surgical procedures.
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- 1. A system comprising a medical device comprising an optical fiber, said optical fiber comprising a plurality of sensors configured to report the shape and position of the medical device.
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17. A method for determining the shape of a medical device, comprising:
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a) inserting a medical device comprising an optical fiber, said optical fiber comprising a plurality of sensors into an environment; and b) detecting the shape of said medical device in said environment by collecting information from said sensors. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system comprising a medical device comprising one or more flexible optical fibers, a first flexible optical fiber of said one or more optical fibers comprising one or more sets of 3 sensors with different emission spectra embedded in the fiber and spaced around the circumference of the fiber, wherein said sensors are configured to report bendloss of light when said optical fiber is bent.
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