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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2015
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
John W. Sliwa, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Joseph M. Schmitt, Andover, MA (US);
Yu Liu, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/6885 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0238 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single optical fiber force-sensing assembly includes a catheter configured to detect both axial and bending tip displacement. The catheter includes a flexible structure located adjacent to a distal tip portion of the catheter. The single optical fiber within the catheter defines a first reflective surface. A second reflective surface is located closely adjacent to the first reflective surface.