Flexible elongate member having one or more electrical contacts
US7676910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49169
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible elongate member such as a pressure guide wire (1000) includes an electrical device such as a pressure sensor (1002). The pressure sensor (1002) is electrically connected to conductive bands (304), (306) and (308) located on electrical connector (300). The electrical connector is attached to core wire (602) and shaft or hypotube (704). The use of electrical connector (300) helps minimize the assembly time of pressure guide wire (1000), as well as minimize some of the assembly problems associated with prior art designs such as pressure guide wire (100).
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