Systems, methods and devices for tracking and calibration of flexible instruments

    公开(公告)号:US10143523B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15562249

    申请日:2016-03-31

    申请人: 7D SURGICAL INC.

    摘要: Systems, methods and devices are provided for calibrating a flexible implement that employs fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) for shape sensing. In some embodiments, methods and devices are provided for determining the longitudinal location of a FBG within an optical fiber that is employed for shape sensing. In other embodiments, methods and devices are employed for the determination of calibration parameters that relate the measured wavelength shift of a set of FBGs to the curvature at the location within the flexible implement where the set of FBGs resides. Various calibration devices are disclosed that employ guiding features for bending the flexible portion of the flexible implement along known curved profiles. In some embodiments, keyed features are incorporated into the flexible implement and the calibration device, such that the flexible implement is inserted into the device in a known orientation. In some embodiments, the flexible implement may incorporate a strain isolation mechanism.

    ATTACHMENTS FOR TRACKING HANDHELD IMPLEMENTS
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    发明申请
    ATTACHMENTS FOR TRACKING HANDHELD IMPLEMENTS 审中-公开
    跟踪手持操作的附件

    公开(公告)号:US20150182293A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-02

    申请号:US14412464

    申请日:2013-07-03

    申请人: 7D SURGICAL INC.

    IPC分类号: A61B19/00

    摘要: Devices and systems are provided for tracking a position and orientation of a handheld implement, such that the handheld implement may be trackable with an overhead tracking system. A support member secures one or more markers relative to a longitudinal portion of the handheld implement, and a marker plane containing the markers is orientated an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal portion. A marker assembly may include a support member for supporting the markers, and a connector for removably attaching the marker assembly to one or more handheld implements. The marker assembly may be configured to be removably attachable to a plurality of connection adapters, where each connection adapter is further connectable to a handheld implement, optionally at a calibrated position, such that a single connection adapter can be optionally employed to track a plurality of handheld implements. The handheld implement may be a medical instrument.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于跟踪手持式工具的位置和方位的设备和系统,使得手持式工具可以使用架空跟踪系统来跟踪。 支撑构件相对于手持式工具的纵向部分固定一个或多个标记,并且包含标记的标记平面相对于纵向部分的纵向轴线取向成一角度。 标记组件可以包括用于支撑标记的支撑构件,以及用于将标记组件可移除地附接到一个或多个手持式工具的连接器。 标记组件可以被配置为可移除地附接到多个连接适配器,其中每个连接适配器还可连接到手持式工具,可选地在校准位置,使得可以任选地使用单个连接适配器来跟踪多个 手持工具。 手持式工具可以是医疗器械。