Elongated conductors and methods of making and using the same

• US 10,238,340 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2018
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autonomix Medical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Autonomix Medical, Inc.
• Inventors: Toth, Landy, Schwartz, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hoa C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Amol H
• Application Number:
  US16/119,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20190008456A1
• Time in Patent Office: 207 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1492 having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation A61B18/1477 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00526 Methods of manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00178 Electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/125 characterised by the manufacture of electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/222 Electrical cables or leads therefor, e.g. coaxial cables or ribbon cables
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6852 Catheters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6876 Blood vessel
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/00 Catheters; Hollow probes dilators A61M29/00; peritoneal catheters A61M1/285; tracheal tubes A61M16/04; for drainage A61M27/00; for uterus, vagina or rectum A61M31/00 ; for measuring or testing A61B; materials for catheters A61L29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0488 Details about the lead
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/05 for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode A61N1/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/06 Insulating conductors or cables H01B13/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/02 Disposition of insulation
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/0846 Parallel wires, fixed upon a support layer
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/0892 incorporated in a cable of non-flat configuration

Abstract

Elongated conductors are provided. Aspects of the elongated conductors include: an elongated structure having a proximal region and a distal region, where the elongated conductor includes two or more insulated conducting members that are in fixed relative position along at least a portion of the elongated structure and extend from the proximal region to the distal region. A pattern of insulation openings among the insulated conducting members is present at one or both of the proximal and distal regions. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making the elongated conductors, as well as devices that include the elongated conductors.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

contacting an effector of a device comprising;

(a) an elongated conductor comprising;

(i) an elongated structure having a proximal region and a distal region and comprising two or more insulated conducting members that are in fixed relative position along at least a portion of the elongated structure and extend from the proximal region to the distal region; and

(ii) a pattern of insulation openings among the insulated conducting members at one or both of the proximal and distal regions;

(b) a connector positioned at the proximal end of the elongated conductor; and

(c) the effector positioned at the distal end of the elongated conductor;

with a tissue location of a living subject.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the tissue location comprises, a cavity, a vessel or an organ location.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the living subject is a mammal.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the mammal is a human.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the method is a diagnostic method.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the method is a therapeutic method.