Devices and systems for obtaining conductance data and methods of manufacturing and using the same
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1. A device, comprising:
- an elongated core body having a length, a perimeter, and a hexagonal configuration defining six planar sides;
at least six conductive elements positioned around the perimeter of the core body and extending a majority of the length of the core body, wherein a single conductive element of the at least six conductive elements appears on each of the six planar sides; and
a detector coupled to the device at or near a distal end of the device and operably connected to one or more of the at least six conductive elements, the detector configured to obtain conductance data when the device is operated in a fluid environment and to transmit the conductance data along one or more of the at least six conductive elements;
wherein the device, having first substantially or completely non-conductive coating positioned thereon, has an overall round cross-section and an overall diameter between approximately 0.013″ and
approximately 0.050″
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Abstract
Devices and systems for obtaining conductance data and methods of manufacturing and using the same. In at least one embodiment of a device of the present disclosure, the device is an elongated body with at least one groove defined therein, the at least one groove configured to receive one or more conductor wires therein. In another embodiment, the device is an elongated core body having a plurality of conductive elements positioned thereon and a coating to result in a device having an overall round-cross section.
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1. A device, comprising:
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an elongated core body having a length, a perimeter, and a hexagonal configuration defining six planar sides; at least six conductive elements positioned around the perimeter of the core body and extending a majority of the length of the core body, wherein a single conductive element of the at least six conductive elements appears on each of the six planar sides; and a detector coupled to the device at or near a distal end of the device and operably connected to one or more of the at least six conductive elements, the detector configured to obtain conductance data when the device is operated in a fluid environment and to transmit the conductance data along one or more of the at least six conductive elements; wherein the device, having first substantially or completely non-conductive coating positioned thereon, has an overall round cross-section and an overall diameter between approximately 0.013″ and
approximately 0.050″
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4. A device, comprising:
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an elongated core body having a length, a perimeter, and a hexagonal configuration defining six planar sides; six conductive elements positioned around the perimeter of the core body and extending a majority of the length of the core body, wherein a single conductive element of the six conductive elements appears on each of the six planar sides, and wherein the core body having the six conductive elements positioned thereon is coated by a first substantially or completely non-conductive coating; a detector coupled to the device at or near a distal end of the device and operably connected to one or more of the six conductive elements, the detector configured to obtain conductance data when the device is operated in a fluid environment and to transmit the conductance data along one or more of the at least six conductive elements; wherein the device is further surrounded by a second substantially or completely non-conductive coating, the second substantially or completely non-conductive coating defining the overall round cross-section; and wherein the device, having the first substantially or completely non-conductive coating and the second substantially or completely non-conductive coating, has an overall round cross-section and an overall diameter between approximately 0.013″ and
approximately 0.050″
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5. A device, comprising:
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an elongated core body having a length, a perimeter, and a cross-sectional configuration; a first non-conductive coating positioned around the core body; a plurality of conductive elements positioned around the perimeter of the core body upon the first non-conductive coating and extending a majority of the length of the core body, the plurality of conductive elements covered by a second substantially or completely non-conductive coating, wherein the plurality of conductive elements do not contact one another; wherein the device, having the second substantially or completely non-conductive coating, has an overall round cross-section and an overall diameter between approximately 0.013″ and
approximately 0.050″
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