True challenges of disposable optical fiber sensors for clinical environment

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外文摘要：Medical applications represent a unique chance of expansion for the optical fiber sensors (OFS) market that was confined so far mostly in niche applications where higher technological costs were justified by OFS distinctive advantages。 Single use medical devices integrating OFS could however generate a significant growth for this type of technology。 Thanks to cost reductions derived from the success of optical fiber used in the telecom industry， it is now possible to produce competitive disposable OFS for clinical environment。 Cost reduction is nevertheless not the only challenge for this type of application: materials bio-compatibility and sterilization resistance， packaging issues， design considerations for end-user acceptance and operational simplicity， technology reliability including connectivity and sensor performances， manufacturing process monitoring and outstanding quality control， are among few of the problems that have to be considered to address correctly the complex medical market with successful disposable OFS devices。 With a clear understanding of the needs and challenges of clinical applications， it is easier to respond to this reality and to offer commercially suitable solutions。

外文关键词：

medical applicationproduction reliabilityoptical connectorsterilizationcontrolled environment manufacturingautomated assemblycustom designinstrumented cathetermedical device

作者：

Eric Pinet、Caroline Hamel

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作者单位：

FISO Technologies Inc., 500-195, Ave. St-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec (Qc) Canada G2E 5R9

会议名称：

European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors

会议地点：

Napoli(IT)

会议母体文献：

Third European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors; Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol.6619

页码：

66191Q.1-66191Q.4

出版时间：

2007