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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Anthony K. Misener, Bountiful, UT (US);
Steffan Sowards, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
William Robert Mclaughlin, Bountiful, UT (US);
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are fiber-optic assemblies for insertion within a patient body, that include an optical fiber and a secondary mechanical layer extending around a circumference of the optical fiber along at least the distal portion of the optical fiber. A distal tip section of the optical fiber includes a portion of the optical fiber disposed within a circuitous path, or an expansion of the optical fiber. The optical fiber may be a shape sensing optical fiber. A medical device assembly includes the fiber-optic assembly coupled with a catheter, a stylet, a probe, or a guidewire. The secondary mechanical layer and/or the expansion may be formed of an electrically conductive material.