Optical Guidance Systems for Epidural Space Identification

Carotenuto, Benito; Micco, A.; Ricciardi, Armando; Amorizzo, Ezio; Mercieri, M.; Cutolo, A.; Cusano, A.

doi:10.1109/jstqe.2016.2600027

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“…There are also many patents on medical instruments that use these sensors [10]- [13]. Particularly, FBG sensors are used as force sensors to recognize the interface between different tissues in order to aid in accurately placing a catheter in the epidural space [14]. They have also been used to display the shape of a colonoscope and the shape of a needle in real-time [2], [15].…”

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Multi-Core Optical Fibers With Bragg Gratings as Shape Sensor for Flexible Medical Instruments

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This article presents a technique to reconstruct the shape of a flexible instrument in three dimensional Euclidean space based on data from Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) that are inscribed in multi-core fibers. Its main contributions are the application of several multi-core fibers with FBGs as shape sensor for medical instruments and a thorough presentation of the reconstruction technique. The data from the FBG sensors is first converted to strain measurements, which is then used to calculate the curvature and torsion of the fibers. The shape of the instrument is reconstructed using Frenet-Serret equations in conjunction with the calculated curvature and torsion of the instrument. The reconstruction technique is validated with a catheter sensorized with 4 multi-core fibers that have FBG sensors. The catheter is placed in 8 different configurations and the reconstruction is compared to the ground truth. The maximum reconstruction error among all the configurations is found to be 1.05 mm. The results show that shape sensing for flexible medical instruments is feasible with FBG sensors in multicore fibers.

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Multi-Core Optical Fibers With Bragg Gratings as Shape Sensor for Flexible Medical Instruments

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“…The main benefits of using the proposed device for ES localization and the related technique have been already discussed in our previous works [11,12]; they include ease of use, conservation of medical technical practice and manual skill, possibility for the operator to use both hands, without needing cumbersome instrumentation. With respect to the previous version of our device, in which the Hytrel coated FBG was directly inserted inside the needle lumen, this novel configuration allows to add further significant advantages.…”

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“…Specifically, the FBG is positioned at ~15 mm from the fiber end. This allows to maximize the probe sensitivity and avoid the FBG bending due to the curved shape of the needle tip [11].…”

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“…In this framework, we have recently proposed a guidance system based on the integration inside the needle lumen of a Hytrel-coated Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) [11,12]. The FBG works as a strain sensor and measures the force exerted on the needle tip during the tissues penetration.…”

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“…The ES is identified when the optical sensor measures an abrupt force drop whose characteristics are unique, thus making the ES identification reliable and accurate. Our device was successfully tested on a Lumbar Training Phantom [11] and also on a porcine model [12]. However, the weak biocompatibility of Hytrel makes this device not suitable for in vivo applications.…”

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