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- Patent Title: Robotic surgery system including position sensors using Fiber Bragg Gratings
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Application No.: US17477846Application Date: 2021-09-17
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Publication No.: US11712312B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: David Q. Larkin , David C. Shafer
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: B25J18/06
- IPC: B25J18/06 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B34/20 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B90/30 ; A61B34/37 ; B25J9/16 ; B25J19/02 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/04
Abstract:
A method for determining a shape of a lumen in an anatomical structure comprises reading information from a plurality of strain sensors disposed substantially along a length of a flexible medical device when the flexible medical device is positioned in the lumen. When the flexible medical device is positioned in the lumen, the flexible medical device conforms to the shape of the lumen. The method further comprises computationally determining, by a processing system, the shape of the lumen based on the information from the plurality of strain sensors.
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