Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Dirk Dijkkamp

Molly Lara Flexman

David Paul Noonan

Michael Grass

Paul Thienphrapa

Niels Nijhof

Daniel Simon Anna Ruijters

Erik Martinus Hubertus Petrus Van Dijk

Gerardus Henricus Maria Gijsbers

Aryeh Leib Reinstein

Sander Hans Denissen

Marco Verstege

Erik Rene Kieft

Hendrikus Bernardus Van Den Brink

Xingchi He

Sander Slegt

Maikel Hendriks

A triggering device includes an optical fiber () configured for optical shape sensing. A supporting element () is configured to support a portion of the optical fiber. An interface element () is configured to interact with the optical fiber associated with the supporting element to cause a change in a property of the fiber. A sensing module () is configured to interpret an optical signal to determine changes in the property of the fiber and accordingly generate a corresponding trigger signal.

Triggering with optical shape sensing fiber

A universal FORS insert (-) for a plurality of different surgical instruments with each surgical instrument () including a lumen (). Universal FORS insert (-) employs a FORS sensor () for generating sensing data indicative of a reconstructed shape of a tracking segment (T) of FORS sensor (). Universal FORS insert (-) further employs a protective sleeve () permanent encircling a portion or an entirety of tracking segment (T) for inserting tracking segment (T) into and retracting FORS insert (-) from within the lumen () of each surgical instrument (). The plurality of surgical instruments may be a same version or different versions of a same instrument type of surgical instrument (e.g., same sized k-wires and/or different sized k-wires), or different instrument types of surgical instruments (e.g., a j-needle and an awl).

Universal fiber-optical realshape insert

The invention addresses the problem of correctly positioning a catheter and reducing radiation doses. It relates to an X-ray imaging system () for a robotic catheter, comprising said catheter (), and a processing unit () for receiving X-ray images of a patient environment (). By being adapted to receive one or more auxiliary information items and using said information for determining the catheter position, the processing unit does not entirely have to rely on a large number of scanned image data, thus helping to reduce radiation while correctly delivering the catheter position as a function of as few as a single image, preferably 2D, and said one auxiliary information items. Further, said processing unit allows for at least one of rendering an image and provide said image to a visualization device (), and providing feedback, e.g. steering commands, to said robotic catheter.

X-ray imaging system for a catheter

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Waalre, Netherlands

Dirk Dijkkamp