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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Raymond Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Maya Ella Barley, Eindhoven, NL;
Adrien Emmanuel Desjardins, Eindhoven, NL;
Guy Shechter, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Gert 't Hooft, Eindhoven, NL;
Raymond Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Maya Ella Barley, Eindhoven, NL;
Adrien Emmanuel Desjardins, Eindhoven, NL;
Guy Shechter, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Gert 'T Hooft, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An interventional instrument, system and method include an elongated flexible member () having one or more segmented sections () disposed longitudinally. An optical fiber () is disposed internally in the flexible member. A plurality of optical sensors () are coupled to the optical fiber and distributed along a length of the flexible member such that the optical sensors are positioned to monitor parameters simultaneously at different positions or at different data sources along the flexible member to provide distributed sensing.