Patent ID: 11867964
Assignee: ASTRO TECH CO., LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 12:
13. The system of claim 7 wherein at least one of optical sensing module and the multiplexing unit are adapted for:
monitoring an operating condition signal provided at one of opposing ends of the contiguous optical fiber structure to determine operating condition information generated by the plurality of operating condition sensors;
detecting loss of operating condition information corresponding to at least one of the optical fibers; and
in response to detecting the loss of operating condition information, reconfiguring monitoring of the operating condition signal, wherein reconfiguring said monitoring includes one of:
causing an operating condition signal to be provided at both of said opposing ends of the contiguous optical fiber structure and monitoring a respective operating condition signal at both of said ends of the contiguous optical fiber structure; and
excluding at least one of the optical fibers from within the contiguous optical fiber structure to create a reconfigured version of the contiguous optical fiber structure and continuing to monitor the operating condition signal provided at said one of the opposing ends of the contiguous optical fiber structure.