Patent ID: 6336906
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A sensor and guide wire assembly comprising:a core wire having a distal end and a proximal end; a tube enclosing said core wire over at least a fraction of a length of said core wire such that said core wire extends out from a distal end of said tube, said tube being configured to enable said sensor and guide wire assembly to be inserted into an artery and to be passed to a measurement site inside a body; a sensor mounted to a portion of said core wire extending out from said distal end of said tube; wiring extending from said sensor through at least a portion of said tube in a direction toward a proximal end of said tube; and a tube segment having an outer diameter essentially the same as an inner diameter of said tube, said tube segment being positioned between said core wire and said tube in an interference fit with said tube to secure said core wire in place in said tube, and said tube segment being configured to allow passage of said wiring through said portion of said tube.