Casey R. Birmingham,Scott Cooper,Robert Hertig,Saeed Sokhanvar
申请号：
US14362297
公开号：
US20150297088A1
申请日:
2012.12.05
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
The present disclosure describes a device and method for detecting distributed pressures along a medical device. The device includes an optical fiber that is helically wound around the flexible shaft of the medical device. Responsive to microbends caused by the application of a pressure to the optical fiber, attenuation occurs as light propagates down the optical fiber. The device detects the light attenuation and calculates the pressure exerted on the device. Accordingly, a physician can ensure pressure induced by the medical device does not surpass clinically safe levels.
