Patent ID: 11857268
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An optical shape sensing device comprising:
an elongated outer body comprising flexible tubing configured to maneuver through a passage;
a multicore optical fiber extending through the elongated outer body, and enabling shape sensing by tracking deformation of the multicore optical fiber along a length of the multicore optical fiber;
a termination piece attached to a distal tip of the multicore optical fiber; and
a force sensing region integrated with the elongated outer body and configured to enable determining of an axial force exerted on a distal end of the elongated outer body, where the multicore optical fiber is arranged in the force sensing region to optically sense changes in response to this axial force,
wherein the shape sensing occurs along the multicore optical fiber to a distal tip of the termination piece.