Intelligent Fiber Optics Systems Corporation - IFOS - develops and manufactures advanced optical sensing systems for the monitoring and control of high value assets in harsh environments. With their products used iin aerospace, energy and medical fields, the firm designs and manufactures innovative optical sensing systems, photonic modules, fiber optic sensors, and environment monitoring subsystems. The company's cost-effective optical fiber sensing system level products for the monitoring and control of temperature, static load, dynamic strain, acoustic emission and derived physical, chemical and biological measurements for online monitoring and NDT of critical infrastructural assets in oil & gas boreholes, directional drilling, wind turbines, nuclear plants, smart grid, high-voltage cables and many other energy applications. IFOS has developed a platform for instrumenting needles and catheters for use in image assisted biopsies and surgery. The integration of very small fiber Bragg gratings within the body of the needle provides real time shape, tip position, tip force and other measurements that are superimposed on the platform console. The measurement of tip position, force and needle or catheter shape enhances the ability of the surgeon to minimize tissue damage and target very small lesions with precision and efficiency. This results in better patient outcomes and clinical economies.
