Patent ID: 8109889

Claim:
A male connector for a guide wire, the male connector comprising: a core wire, a plurality of conductive members spaced apart longitudinally along said core wire, a plurality of conductors disposed along the core wire, each conductor being connected to one and only one respective conductive member, and insulating material, wherein at least one of the conductors extends from at least about a distal end of the male connector, from beyond a distal end of the one and only one respective conductive member connected to the conductor towards a proximal end of the respective one and only one conductive member along at least a substantial portion of the respective one and only one conductive member, wherein the at least one conductor extends from the distal end of the male connector, between the respective one and only one conductive member and a center of the male connector, and then extends back between the respective one and only one conductive member and the center of the male connector such that an end of the at least one conductor extends towards the distal end of the respective one and only one conductive member, wherein the insulating material fixates the respective conductors inside the respective conductive members.