SHAPE REGISTRATION OF A SHAPE-SENSING ENABLED DEVICE TO AN IMAGING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: VAN PUTTEN, Eibert Gerjan, POTZE, Willem, DENISSEN, Sander Hans, LEISTIKOW, Merel Daniëlle, HARDEMAN, Toon
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 29.11.2023
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A method of registering part of an optical shape sensing system (10) to an imaging system (48) is described, said part comprising a distal multicore optical fiber (16) and a proximal multicore optical fiber (14), an optical connector (34) optically connecting the distal optical fiber (16) and the pr...