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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
David Paul Noonan, New York, NY (US);
Molly Lara Flexman, Melrose, MA (US);
Dirk Dijkkamp, Waalre, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A universal FORS insert (-) for a plurality of different surgical instruments with each surgical instrument () including a lumen (). Universal FORS insert (-) employs a FORS sensor () for generating sensing data indicative of a reconstructed shape of a tracking segment (T) of FORS sensor (). Universal FORS insert (-) further employs a protective sleeve () permanent encircling a portion or an entirety of tracking segment (T) for inserting tracking segment (T) into and retracting FORS insert (-) from within the lumen () of each surgical instrument (). The plurality of surgical instruments may be a same version or different versions of a same instrument type of surgical instrument (e.g., same sized k-wires and/or different sized k-wires), or different instrument types of surgical instruments (e.g., a j-needle and an awl).