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Method of assembling a positioning sensor and associated wiring on a medical tool

  • US 8,636,718 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2010
  • Issued: 01/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An elongate medical device having a longitudinal axis, said medical device comprising:

  • 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, said flex circuit comprising a flexible electrically-insulative substrate and an electrically-conductive trace disposed on said substrate, wherein said trace is configured to provide an electrical connection between said first set and said second set.

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