Devices and systems for obtaining conductance data and methods of manufacturing and using the same
Assignee3DT Holdings, LLC
InventorsGhassan S. Kassab, Mark Svendsen, William Combs, Kevin Mauser, John Browder, Lynette Peters
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Abstract
Devices and systems for obtaining conductance data and methods of manufacturing and using the same. In at least one embodiment of a device of the present disclosure, the device is an elongated body with at least one groove defined therein, the at least one groove configured to receive one or more conductor wires therein. In another embodiment, the device is an elongated core body having a plurality of conductive elements positioned thereon and a coating to result in a device having an overall round-cross section.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- an elongated core body having a length, a perimeter, and a cross-sectional configuration;
- a plurality of conductive elements positioned around the perimeter of the core body and extending a majority of the length of the core body, the plurality of conductive elements surrounded by a first substantially or completely non-conductive coating;
- wherein the device, having the first substantially or completely non-conductive coating, has an overall round cross-section and an overall diameter between approximately 0.013″ and approximately 0.050″.
A device, comprising:
- an elongated core body having a length, a perimeter, and a cross-sectional configuration selected from the group consisting of a round configuration and a hexagonal configuration;
- a plurality of conductive elements positioned around the perimeter of the core body and extending a majority of the length of the core body, the plurality of conductive elements surrounded by a first substantially or completely non-conductive coating;
- and
- a detector coupled to the device at or near a distal end of the device and operably connected to one or more of the plurality of conductive elements, the detector configured to obtain conductance data when the device is operated in a fluid environment and to transmit the conductance data along one or more of the plurality of conductive elements;
- wherein the device, having the first substantially or completely non-conductive coating, has an overall round cross-section and an overall diameter between approximately 0.013″ and approximately 0.050″.
A device, comprising:
- an elongated core body having a length, a perimeter, and a cross-sectional configuration;
- a plurality of conductive elements positioned around the perimeter of the core body and extending a majority of the length of the core body, the plurality of conductive elements surrounded by a first substantially or completely non-conductive coating;
- a detector coupled to the device at or near a distal end of the device and operably connected to one or more of the plurality of conductive elements, the detector configured to obtain conductance data when the device is operated in a fluid environment and to transmit the conductance data along one or more of the plurality of conductive elements;
- wherein the device is further surrounded by a second substantially or completely non-conductive coating, the second substantially or completely non-conductive coating defining the overall round cross-section;
- and
- wherein the device, having the first substantially or completely non-conductive coating and the second substantially or completely non-conductive coating, has an overall round cross-section and an overall diameter between approximately 0.013″ and approximately 0.050″.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.