Guidewire with conductive element

A guidewire comprising:

• a guidewire core,
• a first insulating layer disposed on a surface of the guidewire core,
• multiple first conductive traces arranged spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the guidewire core and disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer and along a length direction of the guidewire core,
• multiple connection sections disposed on at least one of distal and proximal end sides in a length direction of the multiple first conductive traces and electrically connected with an electronic component, and
• a second insulating layer that covers the multiple first conductive traces and the first insulating layer, wherein:
• ends of the multiple first conductive traces having the multiple connection sections are arranged in parallel to the length direction of the guidewire core,
• the multiple connection sections are arranged in a straight line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the guidewire core,
• the multiple connection sections each comprise an inner opening that is opened on the second insulating layer so as to reach a corresponding first conductive trace,
• a respective conductive band made of a conductive material is arranged so as to cover at least a portion of each respective inner opening of the multiple connection sections,
• a respective conductive connection member is disposed on each respective inner opening,
• each respective connection section of the multiple connection sections is electrically connected with each respective conductive band via the respective conductive connection member,
• each respective conductive band is made of a different conductive material than each respective conductive connection member,
• each respective conductive band has an outer opening penetrating the conductive band in a thickness direction and each respective outer opening is arranged so as to overlap with each respective inner opening,
• the respective conductive connection member for electrically connecting each respective conductive band with each respective connection section is disposed inside each respective outer opening, and
• each respective outer opening is formed into an inverse tapered shape that gradually widens from a position opened on one of both ends in a width direction of each respective conductive band toward a side located at a position deviating in the width direction of the respective conductive band.

A guidewire comprising:

• a guidewire core,
• a first insulating layer disposed on a surface of the guidewire core,
• multiple first conductive traces arranged spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the guidewire core and disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer and along a length direction of the guidewire core,
• multiple connection sections disposed on at least one of distal and proximal end sides in a length direction of the multiple first conductive traces and electrically connected with an electronic component, and
• a second insulating layer that covers the multiple first conductive traces and the first insulating layer, wherein:
• ends of the multiple first conductive traces having the multiple connection sections are arranged in parallel to the length direction of the guidewire core,
• the multiple connection sections are arranged in a straight line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the guidewire core,
• the multiple connection sections each comprise an inner opening that is opened on the second insulating layer so as to reach a corresponding first conductive trace,
• a respective conductive band made of a conductive material is arranged so as to cover at least a portion of each respective inner opening of the multiple connection sections,
• a respective conductive connection member is disposed on each respective inner opening,
• each respective connection section of the multiple connection sections is electrically connected with each respective conductive band via the respective conductive connection member,
• each respective conductive band is made of a different conductive material than each respective conductive connection member,
• each respective conductive band has an outer opening penetrating the conductive band in a thickness direction and each respective outer opening is arranged so as to overlap with each respective inner opening,
• the respective conductive connection member for electrically connecting each respective conductive band with each respective connection section is disposed inside each respective outer opening, and
• each respective conductive band comprises
• the respective conductive connection member that is made of an anisotropic conductive material and arranged so as to fill insides of the respective outer opening and the respective inner opening and cover the second insulating layer, and
• a C-shaped member that is made of a conductive material and disposed outside the respective conductive connection member.

A guidewire comprising:

• a guidewire core,
• a first insulating layer disposed on a surface of the guidewire core,
• multiple first conductive traces arranged spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the guidewire core and disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer and along a length direction of the guidewire core,
• multiple connection sections disposed on a distal end side in a length direction of the multiple first conductive traces and electrically connected with an electronic component, and
• a second insulating layer that covers the multiple first conductive traces and the first insulating layer, wherein:
• ends of the multiple first conductive traces having the multiple connection sections are arranged in parallel to the length direction of the guidewire core,
• the multiple connection sections are arranged in a straight line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the guidewire core,
• the multiple connection sections each comprise an inner opening that is opened on the second insulating layer so as to reach a corresponding first conductive trace,
• a respective conductive band made of a conductive material is arranged so as to cover at least a portion of each respective inner opening of the multiple connection sections,
• each respective connection section of the multiple connection sections is electrically connected with each respective conductive band via a respective conductive connection member disposed in each respective inner opening,
• each respective conductive band is electrically connected with a printed wiring board equipped with the electronic component via a conductive connection member for a substrate, and
• the printed wiring board has a flexible substrate member located on the conductive band side and a rigid substrate member located on a distal end side of the flexible substrate member, and
• the electronic component is disposed on the rigid substrate member.

A guidewire comprising:

• a guidewire core,
• a first insulating layer disposed on a surface of the guidewire core,
• multiple first conductive traces arranged spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the guidewire core and disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer and along a length direction of the guidewire core,
• a second insulating layer that covers the multiple first conductive traces and the first insulating layer,
• multiple connection sections disposed on at least one of distal and proximal end sides in a length direction of the multiple first conductive traces and electrically connected with an electronic component, and comprising an inner opening that is opened on the second insulating layer so as to reach a corresponding first conductive trace,
• conductive bands formed in a circumferential direction so as to cover the multiple connection sections and the second insulating layer,
• an outer opening penetrating the conductive bands in a thickness direction and arranged so as to overlap with the inner opening, and
• a conductive connection member disposed inside the outer opening and the inner opening to electrically connect the conductive bands with the connection sections,
• wherein the outer opening and the inner opening are arranged so as to overlap with each other while being offset from each other in the length direction of the guidewire core.

A guidewire comprising:

• a guidewire core,
• a first insulating layer disposed on a surface of the guidewire core,
• multiple first conductive traces arranged spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the guidewire core and disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer and along a length direction of the guidewire core,
• a second insulating layer that covers the multiple first conductive traces and the first insulating layer,
• multiple connection sections disposed on at least one of distal and proximal end sides in a length direction of the multiple first conductive traces and electrically connected with an electronic component, and comprising an inner opening that is opened on the second insulating layer so as to reach a corresponding first conductive trace,
• conductive bands formed in a circumferential direction so as to cover the multiple connection sections and the second insulating layer,
• an outer opening penetrating the conductive bands in a thickness direction and arranged so as to overlap with the inner opening, and
• a conductive connection member disposed inside the outer opening and the inner opening to electrically connect the conductive bands with the connection sections,
• wherein the outer opening is formed into a rectangular shape.

A guidewire comprising:

• a guidewire core,
• a first insulating layer disposed on a surface of the guidewire core,
• multiple first conductive traces arranged spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the guidewire core and disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer and along a length direction of the guidewire core,
• a second insulating layer that covers the multiple first conductive traces and the first insulating layer,
• multiple connection sections disposed on at least one of distal and proximal end sides in a length direction of the multiple first conductive traces and electrically connected with an electronic component, and comprising an inner opening that is opened on the second insulating layer so as to reach a corresponding first conductive trace,
• conductive bands formed in a circumferential direction so as to cover the multiple connection sections and the second insulating layer,
• an outer opening penetrating the conductive bands in a thickness direction and arranged so as to overlap with the inner opening, and
• a conductive connection member disposed inside the outer opening and the inner opening to electrically connect the conductive bands with the connection sections,
• wherein the outer opening is formed into an inverse tapered shape where a width dimension on the end side of the conductive bands is small, and the width dimension gradually increases in a width direction of the conductive bands.