Patent ID: 7173439

Claim:
A guide for tip to transmission path contact, said guide comprising: (a) at least one guide insulator; (b) at least one passageway defined by said at least one guide insulator, each said at least one passageway having a tip passageway end and a transmission path passageway end; (c) said tip passageway end suitable for at least partially accommodating said tip; (d) said transmission path passageway end suitable for allowing access to a transmission path; (e) said at least one guide insulator having an adhesive surface, said adhesive surface of said at least one guide insulator surrounding said transmission path passageway end; (f) adhesive associated with said adhesive surface, wherein said adhesive is a permanent adhesive; and (g) said adhesive for securing said at least one guide insulator such that said at least one passageway allows access to said transmission path.