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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Giovanni Leo, Chene Bougeries, CH;
Nicolas Aeby, Genéve, CH;
Daniele Inaudi, Lugano, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Endosense SA, , CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus is provided for diagnosing or treating an organ or vessel, wherein a deformable body having at least two optical fiber sensors disposed in a distal extremity thereof is coupled to processing logic programmed to compute a multi-dimensional force vector responsive to detected changes in the optical characteristics of the optical fiber sensors arising from deflection of the distal extremity resulting from contact with the tissue of the wall of the organ or vessel. The force vector may be used to facilitate manipulation of the deformable body either directly or automatically using a robotic system.