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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Gert 'T Hooft, Eindhoven, NL;
Adrien Emmanuel Desjardins, Waterloo, CA (US);
Raymond Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Guy Shechter, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for determining a position of an instrument () includes a sheath () configured to fit within an instrument channel of a medical scope. An optical fiber () is disposed within the sheath and a plurality of sensors () is integrated in optical fiber. The sensors are configured to measure deflections and bending in the optical fiber. A fixing mechanism () is sized to fit within the instrument channel in a first state and fixes the sheath within the instrument channel in a second state such that the fixing mechanism anchors the sheath and the optical fiber so that the deflections and bending in the optical fiber are employed with a pre-procedural volumetric image to determine a position of the instrument.