Ball lens fiber optic sensor based smart handheld microsurgical instrument

Cheol Song; Peter L. Gehlbach; Jin U. Kang

doi:10.1117/12.2004947

20 March 2013 Ball lens fiber optic sensor based smart handheld microsurgical instrument

Cheol Song, Peter L. Gehlbach, Jin U. Kang

Proceedings Volume 8576, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIII; 85760I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004947
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

During freehand performance of vitreoretinal microsurgery the surgeon must perform precise and stable maneuvers that achieve surgical objectives and avoid surgical risk. Here, we present an improved smart handheld microsurgical tool which is based on a ball lens fiber optic sensor that utilizes common path swept source optical coherence tomography. Improvements include incorporation of a ball lens single mode fiber optic probe that increases the working angle of the tool to greater than 45 degrees; and increases the magnitude of the distance sensing signal through water. Also presented is a cutting function with an improved ergonomic design.

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Cheol Song, Peter L. Gehlbach, and Jin U. Kang "Ball lens fiber optic sensor based smart handheld microsurgical instrument", Proc. SPIE 8576, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIII, 85760I (20 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004947

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