Patent ID: 8858468
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A61B,A61M,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A male coupler for a guidewire, said guidewire having a hollow walled tube, said male coupler comprising: a connector section physically coupled with said guidewire, said connector section comprising a first portion having a first outer diameter that is equal to an outer diameter of said guidewire, a second portion having a second outer diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of said guidewire, and a transition portion, between said first portion and said second portion, said transition portion having an outer diameter that tapers from the first outer diameter to the second outer diameter, wherein said first portion, said second portion, said transition portion, and a portion of said hollow tube are formed from a monolithic body; and a first electrically-conductive conducting ring coupled with and disposed radially about said second portion of said connector section; wherein an outer diameter of said first conducting ring is equal to the outer diameter of said guidewire.