Elongated conductors and methods of making and using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10238340-B2
Application number	US-201816119979-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2018
Priority date	Jun 1, 2015
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

Elongated conductors are provided. Aspects of the elongated conductors include: an elongated structure having a proximal region and a distal region, where the elongated conductor includes two or more insulated conducting members that are in fixed relative position along at least a portion of the elongated structure and extend from the proximal region to the distal region. A pattern of insulation openings among the insulated conducting members is present at one or both of the proximal and distal regions. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making the elongated conductors, as well as devices that include the elongated conductors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
contacting an effector of a device comprising:
(a) an elongated conductor comprising:
(i) an elongated structure having a proximal region and a distal region and comprising two or more insulated conducting members that are in fixed relative position along at least a portion of the elongated structure and extend from the proximal region to the distal region; and
(ii) a pattern of insulation openings among the insulated conducting members at one or both of the proximal and distal regions;

(b) a connector positioned at the proximal end of the elongated conductor; and
(c) the effector positioned at the distal end of the elongated conductor;
with a tissue location of a living subject.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the tissue location comprises, a cavity, a vessel or an organ location.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the living subject is a mammal.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the mammal is a human.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the method is a diagnostic method.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the method is a therapeutic method.

Assignees

• Autonomix Medical Inc

Inventors

• Toth Landy
• Schwartz Robert

Classifications

• H01B7/0892

  incorporated in a cable of non-flat configuration · CPC title

• H01B13/06

  Insulating conductors or cables (H01B13/32 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B2562/222

  Electrical cables or leads therefor, e.g. coaxial cables or ribbon cables · CPC title

• A61N1/05

  for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode (A61N1/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B2017/00526

  Methods of manufacturing · CPC title