Device for Invasive Use
First Claim
1. A device for invasive use, comprising a support member comprising a flexible material, wherein:
- a. the support member comprises at least one layer of at least one electrically conductive line or pattern thereon;
b. the support member at least partly is formed into an elongated tube shape, and the inside of the support member at least partly is sealed from the outside of the support member;
c. at least one electrically conductive line or pattern extends on the inside of the at least partly tube shaped support member; and
d. the support member comprises at least one sensing, stimulating and/or processing element.
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Abstract
A device for invasive use, comprising a support member comprising a flexible material. The support member comprises a layer of a conductive line or pattern thereon. The support member is formed into an elongated tube shape, and the inside of the support member can be sealed from the outside of the support member. An electrically conductive line or pattern extends on the inside of the tube shaped support member, and the support member may comprise a sensing, stimulating and/or processing element. Furthermore, there is described a manufacturing method for the device, a system where the device is a part of the system and the use of the device for invasive use.
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26 Claims
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1. A device for invasive use, comprising a support member comprising a flexible material, wherein:
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a. the support member comprises at least one layer of at least one electrically conductive line or pattern thereon; b. the support member at least partly is formed into an elongated tube shape, and the inside of the support member at least partly is sealed from the outside of the support member; c. at least one electrically conductive line or pattern extends on the inside of the at least partly tube shaped support member; and d. the support member comprises at least one sensing, stimulating and/or processing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26)
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20. A method for manufacturing a device for invasive use, comprising the steps of:
- providing a support member comprising a flexible material;
providing a tool or jig comprising at least one, at least partly conical or funnel-shaped, hole therein, the tool or jig further comprising;entrance means for keeping an adhesive material in, or bringing an adhesive material to, a liquid state; exit means for solidifying the adhesive material; the method further comprising; feeding the support member through the hole so as to at least partly form the support member into a tube shape; applying an adhesive material to the support member as it is being fed through the hole in the tool or jig, whereby the adhesive material is continuously solidified as the support member is being fed through the hole in the tool; selecting an adhesive material with sufficient adhesive strength to keep the support member in a tube shape. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
- providing a support member comprising a flexible material;
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24. A method for manufacturing a device for invasive use, the method comprising:
- providing a support member comprising a flexible material;
providing a tool or jig comprising at least one, at least partly conical or funnel-shaped, hole therein;
feeding the support member through the hole so as to at least partly form the support member into a tube shape;
welding the adjacent edges of the support member to each other.
- providing a support member comprising a flexible material;
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