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Brevet US8075498 - Medical apparatus system having optical fiber load sensing capability - Google�BrevetsRecherche Images Maps Play YouTube Actualit�s Gmail Drive Plus » Recherche avanc�e dans les brevets | Historique Web | Connexion Recherche avanc�e dans les brevets BrevetsApparatus is provided for diagnosing or treating an organ or vessel, wherein a device 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...http://www.google.fr/patents/US8075498?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US8075498 - Medical apparatus system having optical fiber load sensing capability Num�ro de publicationUS8075498 B2Type de publicationOctroi Num�ro de demande11/436,926 Date de publication13 d�c. 2011 Date de d�p�t15 mai 2006 Date de priorit�4 mars 2005Autre r�f�rence de publicationEP1909650A2US20070060847US20120078138US20120179068WO2007015139A2WO2007015139A3 InventeursNicolas AebyDaniele InaudiGiovanni Leo Cessionnaire d'origineEndosense Sa Classification aux �tats-Unis600/587 Classification internationaleA61B5/117A61B5/103 Classification coop�rativeA61B2019/547A61B19/46A61B2017/00039A61B5/6885A61B18/1492A61B2019/2211A61B2017/00084A61B2019/465A61B19/2203A61B2562/0266A61B5/0084A61B2017/00053A61B2019/448A61B2019/442 Classification europ�enneA61B5/68D5A61B5/00P12BA61B19/46R�f�rencesCitations de brevets (101)Citations hors brevets (93) R�f�renc� par (3)Liens externesUSPTO Cession USPTO EspacenetMedical apparatus system having optical fiber load sensing capabilityUS 8075498 B2 R�sum� Apparatus is provided for diagnosing or treating an organ or vessel, wherein a device 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 catheter either directly or automatically using a robotic system.
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