Robert M. OHLINE,Katherine WHITIN,Amir BELSON,Christopher D. JUSTICE
申请号：
US15975359
公开号：
US20180256288A1
申请日:
2018.05.09
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A system for determining a position of an endoscopic instrument comprises an endoscopic instrument having an elongate body portion, the elongate body portion being configured to be moved along a path, and a plurality of sensible elements disposed at differing axial positions along the elongate body portion, wherein each sensible element transmits unique information indicative of the respective differing axial position of the sensible elements. The system further comprises a sensing device positioned to receive the unique information from a respective sensible element when the respective sensible element is in sufficient proximity to the sensing device, the sensible elements being in sufficient proximity to the sensing device at differing times based upon a position of the elongate body portion relative to the path.
