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INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR

  • US 20130090528A1
  • Filed: 09/04/2012
  • Published: 04/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for mapping an internal structure of a patient with an elongate body, comprising:

  • detecting, at a plurality of instances, contact between a distal portion of an elongate body and an internal structure of the patient;

    determining a plurality of geometric configurations of the distal portion, the plurality of geometric configurations corresponding to the plurality of instances of contact between the distal portion and the internal structure;

    determining a plurality of positions of the distal portion, the plurality of positions corresponding to the plurality of geometric configurations; and

    generating a map of the internal structure based on the plurality of positions of the distal portion.

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