Fiber optic medical systems and devices with electrical tip
AssigneeBard Access Systems, Inc.
InventorsAnthony K. Misener, Steffan Sowards, William Robert McLaughlin
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AssigneeBard Access Systems, Inc.
InventorsAnthony K. Misener, Steffan Sowards, William Robert McLaughlin
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Disclosed herein are medical systems and devices that include an elongate probe configured for insertion into a patient, where the elongate probe includes an electrically conductive (EC) medium extending along probe. The EC medium may take several forms, including a conductive cannula, an ionic solution, a flex circuit, wires, or platings. The probe includes a conductive tip for exchanging electrical signals with a patient. The probe includes optical fiber having shape sensing core fibers, illuminating core fibers and imaging core fibers. A console of the system includes logic executed by one or more processors to perform operations that include providing and/or receiving electrical signals to and from the patient. Operations further include shape sensing of the probe, projecting illuminating light, and receiving imaging light.
A medical device comprising:
A medical system comprising:
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