METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A POSITIONING SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED WIRING ON A MEDICAL TOOL
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1. An elongate medical device having an axis, said medical device comprising:
- an inner liner;
a jacket radially outward of said liner;
a braid comprising metal embedded in said jacket;
a sensor; and
at least one wire, wherein said at least one wire is one of;
embedded in said jacket and disposed helically about said braid;
extending longitudinally within a tube, wherein said tube is embedded in said jacket; and
disposed within a lumen, wherein said lumen extends longitudinally within said jacket.
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Abstract
An elongate medical device having an axis comprises an inner liner, a jacket radially outward of the liner, a braid comprising metal embedded in the jacket, a sensor, and at least one wire electrically connected to said sensor. The at least one wire is one of: embedded in the jacket and optionally disposed helically around the braid; extending longitudinally within a tube which extends generally parallel to the device axis and wherein the tube is embedded in the jacket; and disposed within a lumen, wherein the lumen extends longitudinally within the jacket.
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22 Claims
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1. An elongate medical device having an axis, said medical device comprising:
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an inner liner; a jacket radially outward of said liner; a braid comprising metal embedded in said jacket; a sensor; and at least one wire, wherein said at least one wire is one of; embedded in said jacket and disposed helically about said braid; extending longitudinally within a tube, wherein said tube is embedded in said jacket; and disposed within a lumen, wherein said lumen extends longitudinally within said jacket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of fabricating an elongate medical device having an axis, comprising the steps of:
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providing an elongate liner having a distal end and a proximal end; surrounding said liner with a braid comprising metal; placing a positioning sensor over said braid at said distal end; disposing a longitudinally-extending element radially outward from said braid such that the element is generally parallel to said axis; applying an outer layer over said braid, said sensor, and said longitudinally-extending element; and subjecting said device to a reflow lamination process. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An elongate medical device having an axis, said medical device comprising:
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an inner liner; a braid comprising metal radially outward of said liner; a body portion comprising a jacket radially outward of said liner wherein said jacket includes an outer surface, said jacket including a circumferentially-extending first groove in said outer surface configured to receive a sensor, said jacket further including a longitudinally-extending second groove in said outer surface configured to receive at least one wire; and a sensor disposed in said first groove, said at least one wire being electrically coupled to said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An elongate medical device having an axis, said medical device comprising:
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a body portion having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion; a first sensor; a second sensor located axially-proximally of said first sensor; a first set of one or more wires configured to carry an electrical signal from said proximal end portion to a first point axially-proximal of said second sensor; a second set of one or more wires configured to carry said electrical signal from a second point axially-distal of said second sensor to said first sensor; and a flex circuit disposed radially-inwardly from said second sensor, wherein said flex circuit is configured to provide an electrical connection between said first set and said second set.
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