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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Synaptive Medical (Barbados) Inc., Bridgetown, BB;
Synaptive Medical (Barbados), Inc., Bridgetown, BB;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer surface. The apparatus comprises a handle portion located near the proximal end of the apparatus, a supporting arm attached to the proximal end of the apparatus, the supporting arm having a tracking marker, a flexible tip portion located at the distal end of the apparatus, and a plurality of sensors located on the outer surface of the apparatus. The plurality of sensors each provides a signal representing information that is useable for determining deformation of the flexible tip portion. The apparatus may be either a sheath for covering a medical tool or the apparatus may be a medical tool.