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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Dsit Solutions Ltd., Givat Shmuel, IL;
Inventors:
Meir Hahami, Petach Tikva, IL;
Itzhak Pomerantz, Kefar Sava, IL;
Assignee:
DSIT Solutions Ltd., Givat Shmuel, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/011 (2013.01); A61B 5/112 (2013.01); A61B 5/6804 (2013.01); A61B 5/6805 (2013.01); G06K 9/00342 (2013.01); A61B 5/6803 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0266 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); A61B 2562/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
Using a suitably constructed fiber optic cable and interrogation circuitry, the fiber optic cable can be positioned along an object to monitor its shape and the position of various points along the object thereon. Embodiments disclosed herein apply fiber optic position and shape sensing in various ways. In one embodiment, as subject's gait is monitored for analysis. In another embodiment, a tool is displayed moving within a patient's body. In an additional embodiment, the movement of a subject's head is tracked.