Robotic instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensors

• Main Authors: Ramamurthy, Bhaskar, S, Schlesinger, Randall, L, Tanner, Neal, A, Younge, Robert G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.04.2020
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEASURING; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS; MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TESTING

The present application is directed to a medical system comprising one or more optical sensors configured to be coupled to a patient's chest, and a controller configured to determine patient's respiration based on signals received from the one or more optical sensors. Further, the present application is directed to a medical system comprising one or more optical sensors configured to be coupled to a patient's body and/or a structure used to stabilize the patient's body, and a controller configured to determine one or more position and/or orientation variables of the patient's body based on signals received from the one or more optical sensors. Finally, the present application is also directed to methods corresponding to the features of the above mentioned medical systems.