MEDICAL DEVICES WITH LAYERED CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
A system for performing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure within a subject includes a device having a distal portion configured for insertion within a lumen or duct of the subject, the device including an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, the elongate body comprising a polymeric material and having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more electrically-conductive tracings carried on a first surface of the elongate body and configured to carry a signal, and one or more conductors embedded within the polymeric material and configured to carry a signal.
1 . A system for performing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure within a subject, comprising:
a device having a distal portion configured for insertion within a lumen or duct of the subject, the device comprising:
an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, the elongate body comprising a polymeric material and having a proximal end and a distal end;
one or more electrically-conductive tracings carried on a first surface of the elongate body and configured to carry a signal, and
one or more conductors carried within the polymeric material and configured to carry a signal.