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Advances in Laser Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones

jelawrence — Fri, 15 May 2020 17:59:20 +0000

Stone-retrieval Basket with Integrated Optical Fiber for Laser Lithotripsy This article originally appeared in Medizin & Technik A German manufacturer of stone-retrieval baskets works with a U.S. manufacturer of specialty optical fiber. The result is a basket that, thanks to its coaxially integrated optical fiber, can simplify and shorten minimally invasive urological surgery. The treatment of kidney stones […]

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Fiber Optic Internal Body Imaging Goes 3D

lwerner — Fri, 03 May 2019 22:52:06 +0000

Researchers at the ARC Centre for Excellence in Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) discovered an exciting new method that could make it possible to use 3D microscopy to view hard-to-reach areas of the human body. This method uses fiber optic bundles to miniaturize a type of 3D imaging called “light field imaging.” Taken to extreme new levels, […]

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Smaller Endoscopes from New, Air-Filled Optical Fiber Bundles?

lwerner — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 22:59:23 +0000

A new, air-filled optical fiber bundle could dramatically improve medical endoscopes. This technology could also help create endoscopes that produce images using infrared wavelengths. If so, this breakthrough would allow diagnostic procedures that aren’t currently possible. In the Optical Society (OSA) journal Optics Letters, University of Bath (U.K.) researchers showed that these new fiber optic […]

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Optical Fibers With Embedded Sensors Dissolve After Monitoring Inside the Human Body

jfiorentino — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 22:26:54 +0000

Placing sensors inside the human body can help researchers and physicians to understand and treat a variety of medical conditions. However, while implanting a sensing device may be routine, having it remain in the body long enough to perform its job and then be safely removed is an entirely different and significant challenge. Now a […]

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Fiber Optic Probe May Beat a Biopsy for Measuring Muscle Health

jfiorentino — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:05:19 +0000

A new fiber optic technique for assessing muscle health could eliminate the need for painful muscle biopsies. To diagnose a muscular disorder, disease or infection, physicians must often extract a tissue sample. However, these biopsies can be quite painful and difficult to perform. A story in Medical XPress reports that researchers at the Rehabilitation Institute […]

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Optical Fibers Illuminate Brain Activity

jfiorentino — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:59:01 +0000

Medical imaging faces limitations inherent to its mode of presentation. While computer models and virtual reality are much more effective than 2D depictions, the result continues to be still images on a computer screen. Even with stereoscopic techniques, a user’s ability to visualize the result can depend on using a keyboard or mouse to interpret […]

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OFS Launches New Shape Sensor Fiber at BIOS/Photonics West

jfiorentino — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:01:42 +0000

OFS will showcase its new Shape Sensor Fiber at the BIOS/Photonics West Exposition in San Francisco, January 28-February 2, 2017. To create the Shape Sensor Fiber, OFS developed a technology platform to produce high-quality, twisted multicore optical fiber with continuous Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs). This type of fiber with FBGs provides stable and good signal-to-noise […]

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OCT Imaging Improves Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

jfiorentino — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:20:24 +0000

In a recent study, researchers from the University Hospital Jean Minjoz (Besacon, France) demonstrated that optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging can more readily visualize the coronary arteries in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and lead to better outcomes when compared to standard angiography-guided PCI. The study found that OCT provided useful additional information beyond […]

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Optical Fibers Bring New Medical Applications to Light

jfiorentino — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:56:02 +0000

The physical characteristics of high-quality, silica optical fiber make it a natural choice for a broad range of uses, including many in the medical industry. For example, fiber can provide a very compact, flexible conduit for light or data delivery in equipment, surgical and instrumentation applications. However, users must carefully choose the right optical fiber […]

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The Heat Is On

jfiorentino — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:36:09 +0000

The commercial use of optical fiber in harsh environments is continually growing. These applications include medical probes that undergo sterilization at elevated temperatures and distributed sensors in oil and gas pipelines and wells exposed to extreme heat and cold. For these fibers to be used successfully, researchers and manufacturers must address the issues of fiber […]

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