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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
David Paul Noonan, New York, NY (US);
Molly Lara Flexman, Melrose, MA (US);
Bharat Ramachandran, Morganville, NJ (US);
Merel Danielle Leistokow, Vleuten, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An optical shape sensing (OSS) system includes a launch fixture configured to receive and secure an optical fiber within a flexible OSS enabled instrument, where the launch fixture includes a docking interface; a launch fixture base configured to be connected to a support structure; and a docking device configured to secure the launch fixture onto the launch fixture base. The docking device includes a launch fixture slot passing through the docking device, and the launch fixture slot is configured to receive and secure the docking interface of the launch fixture through both a top side of the docking device and an opposing bottom side of the docking device.