Inventor

GIFFORD DAWN K

US43 patents

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GIFFORD DAWN K

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS

Shape sensing with multi-core fiber sensor

Methods and apparatus to determine strain on an optical core based on tracked change in phase

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safety

Calculation of redundant bend in multi-core fiber for safety

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safety

Methods and apparatus for calibration for a fiber optic shape sensor

Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safety

Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

Dissimilar cores in multicore optical fiber for strain and temperature separation

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber

Method and apparatus for motion compensation in interferometric sensing systems

Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes

Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber

Method and apparatus for compensating for a time-varying disturbance in interferometric sensing systems

Method and apparatus for optical strain sensing

Method and apparatus for motion compensation in interferometric sensing systems using a non-linear compensating signal

Calculation of redundant bend in multi-core fiber for safety

Redundant core in multicore optical fiber for safety

Methods and apparatus to determine a shape of an optical fiber sensor

Optical fiber with microgratings for increased measurable strain range

Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes

Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber

Optical fiber with microgratings for increased measurable strain range

Calculation of redundant bend in multi-core fiber for safety

Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modes

Registering measured optical fiber interferometric data with reference optical fiber interferometric data

Directing light into an optical fiber

Method and apparatus for optical strain sensing

Registering measured optical fiber interferometric data with reference optical fiber interferometric data

LUNA INNOVATIONS INC

Fiber optic position and shape sensing device and method relating thereto

High resolution interferometric optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) beyond the laser coherence length

Compensating for time varying phase changes in interferometric measurements

Compensating for time varying phase changes in interferometric measurements

FROGGATT MARK E

Optical position and/or shape sensing

Registration of an extended reference for parameter measurement in an optical sensing system

Strain sensing with optical fiber rosettes

KLEIN JUSTIN W

Compensating for non-ideal multi-core optical fiber structure