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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Randall L. Schlesinger, San Mateo, CA (US);
Stephen J. Blumenkranz, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Christopher R. Carlson, Belmont, CA (US);
Vincent Duindam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anoop B. Kowshik, Saratoga, CA (US);
Timothy D. Soper, San Jose, CA (US);
Intutitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises an instrument including an elongated shaft. The apparatus also comprises a first shape sensor including an elongated optical fiber extending within the elongated shaft at a first radial distance from the neutral axis. The apparatus also comprises a twist resistant feature configured to reduce twisting of the elongated optical fiber relative to the elongated shaft while permitting axial translation of the elongated optical fiber within the elongated shaft.