Robotic medical instrument systems and associated methods utilizing an optical fiber
sensors such as Bragg sensor optical fibers. In one configuration, an optical fiber is coupled …

(57) ABSTRACT A medical instrument system includes an elongate flexible instrument body
with an optical fiber Substantially encapsu lated in a wall of the instrument body, the optical …

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is inherently sensitive to temperature and strain. By modulating
FBG's strain, various FBG sensors have been developed, such as sensors with enhanced or …

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An instrument system that includes an elongate instrument body and an optical fiber sensor
is provided. The optical fiber sensor includes an elongate optical fiber that is coupled to the …

An instrument system that includes a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber and a controller
is provided. The first optical fiber is operatively coupled to an elongate body that is adapted …

(57) ABSTRACT A medical instrument system includes an elongate instrument body
defining alongitudinal axis and capable of being twisted about its longitudinal axis and an …

We propose and demonstrate a novel, to the best of our knowledge, two-dimensional vector
accelerometer based on orthogonal cladding fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed in a …

An instrument system that includes an image capture device, an elongate body, an optical
fiber and a controller is pro vided. The elongate body is operatively coupled to the image …

An instrument system that includes an optical fiber and a controller is provided. The optical
fiber is coupled to an external structure of a patient and has a strain sensor provided …