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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Molly Lara Flexman, Melrose, MA (US);
Aryeh Leib Reinstein, Bronx, NY (US);
Xingchi He, Columbia, MD (US);
Paul Thienphrapa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dirk Dijkkamp, Waalre, NL;
David Paul Noonan, New York, NY (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A triggering device includes an optical fiber () configured for optical shape sensing. A supporting element () is configured to support a portion of the optical fiber. An interface element () is configured to interact with the optical fiber associated with the supporting element to cause a change in a property of the fiber. A sensing module () is configured to interpret an optical signal to determine changes in the property of the fiber and accordingly generate a corresponding trigger signal.