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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bharat Ramachandran, Morganville, NJ (US);
Martinus Bernardus Van Der Mark, Best, NL;
Karen Irene Trovato, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Cornelius Antonius Nicolaas Maria Van Der Vleuten, Liempde, NL;
David Paul Noonan, New York, NY (US);
Molly Lara Flexman, Melrose, MA (US);
Jeroen Jan Lambertus Horikx, Weert, NL;
Anna Hendrika Van Dusschoten, Eindhoven, NL;
Elbert Gerjan Van Putten, S-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A clamp mechanism for fixation of an optical fiber (OSF) with optical shape sensing properties arranged for Optical Shape Sensing. A fixing element preferably with a circular cross section serves to engage with the optical fiber (OSF), and together with an additional fixing arrangement with a straight longitudinal portion arranged for engaging with the associated optical fiber (OSF), a fixation of a section of the optical fiber (OSF) is provided with the optical fiber (OSF) in a straight position. In some embodiments, the clamp mechanism can be implemented by three straight rods (R, R, R) with circular cross section, e.g. with the same diameter being a factor of such as 6.46 times a diameter of the optical fiber (OSF). Hereby an effective fixation and straightening of the optical fiber (OSF) without disturbing strain can be obtained with a clamp mechanism which is easy to assemble and disassemble in practical applications e.g. when used as a launch fixture, and with the optical fiber (OSF) incorporated in a medical device.