US 11,141,222 B2 · Universal fiber-optical realshape insert

Abstract

A universal FORS insert (20-22) for a plurality of different surgical instruments with each surgical instrument (50) including a lumen (51). Universal FORS insert (20-22) employs a FORS sensor (30) for generating sensing data indicative of a reconstructed shape of a tracking segment (30T) of FORS sensor (30). Universal FORS insert (20-22) further employs a protective sleeve (40) permanent encircling a portion or an entirety of tracking segment (30T) for inserting tracking segment (30T) into and retracting FORS insert (20-22) from within the lumen (51) of each surgical instrument (50). The plurality of surgical instruments may be a same version or different versions of a same instrument type of surgical instrument (e.g., same sized k-wires and/or different sized k-wires), or different instrument types of surgical instruments (e.g., a j-needle and an awl).

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Dependent claims

A universal FORS insert for a plurality of different surgical instruments, the universal FORS insert comprising:

a FORS sensor comprising a tracking segment, wherein the FORS sensor is adapted to generate sensing data indicative of a reconstructed shape of the tracking segment;
a universal insert receiver adapted to be adjoined to each of the plurality of different surgical instruments, wherein the universal insert receiver comprises a lumen having an open end and a closed end;
and
a protective sleeve encircling at least a portion of the tracking segment of the FORS sensor, wherein the at least a portion of the tracking segment permanently encircled by the protective sleeve is adapted to be inserted into and retracted from the open end of the lumen of the universal insert receiver.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Universal fiber-optical realshape insert

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Universal fiber-optical realshape insert

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Abstract

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