MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING CONDUCTIVE JUNCTIONS
A method for creating a conductive junction in a system for performing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure includes placing a first elongate conductor through a first lumen of an elongate body, creating a hole in a wall of the elongate body adjacent the first lumen at a distal portion of the elongate body, applying an electrically conductive material to a portion of an outer circumference of the elongate body at the distal portion of the elongate body to form an electrode, and electrically coupling the first elongate conductor to the electrode.
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38 . A method for creating a conductive junction in a system for performing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, comprising:
placing a first elongate conductor through a first lumen of an elongate body;
creating a hole in a wall of the elongate body adjacent the first lumen at a distal portion of the elongate body;
applying an electrically conductive material to a portion of an outer circumference of the elongate body at the distal portion of the elongate body to form an electrode; and
electrically coupling the first elongate conductor to the electrode.
39 . The method of claim 38 , wherein the stop of electrically coupling comprises physically connecting the first elongate conductor to the electrode with an electrically conductive epoxy, and electrically conductive adhesive, or an electrically conducive ink.
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