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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Francis Patrick O'Neill, Kissimmee, FL (US);
Leonard John Kovalsky, Orlando, FL (US);
Ivars Ivanov, Orlando, FL (US);
Steven Andrew Kaspick, Orlando, FL (US);
Michael Gemmati, Orlando, FL (US);
Kevin Jirka, Orlando, FL (US);
John Weinacht, Oviedo, FL (US);
Frederic Emmanuel Borne, Quebec, CA;
Maxim Vachon-Savary, Quebec, CA;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A magnetic resonance probe () includes a fiber optic sensor probe () and a sheath (). The fiber optic sensor probe () includes a non-ferrous sensor () on a distal portion () configured for insertion into a subject, a locking element () connected to the distal portion (), and a proximal portion () connected to the locking element () and in light communication via an optical fiber () with the non-ferrous sensor () and includes a connector (). The sheath () covers the distal portion () of the fiber optic sensor probe (), engages the locking element (), and provides a sterile outer surface ().