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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2000
Joseph L. Chovan, Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring deformations in a cavity comprising a method for sensing deformations within a body comprising inserting into the body an optical, deforrmable probe having a plurality of imaging devices spaced at predetermined positions within the probe, providing a light source for illuminating the probe at a first time instant, processing first composite imaging information in response to activation of the light source; at a second time instant, processing second composite imaging information in response to activation of the light source; and comparing the processed first and second imaging information to obtain positional information indicative of movement of at least a portion of the probe occurring between the first and second time instants.