Overlapped braid termination

A medical device includes a flexible shaft extending along a longitudinal axis from a distal end to a proximal end, the shaft including a first reduced cross-sectional area portion extending along a distal portion of a length thereof and a braid applied overlappingly over a portion of the reduced cross-sectional area portion, a first layer of the braid applied proximally over the shaft from a braid distal end to a first braid end point distal of a proximal end of the first reduced cross-sectional area portion, a second layer of the braid applied distally over the first layer from the first braid end point to a second end point proximal of the braid distal end, and a third layer applied proximally over the second layer proximally beyond the proximal end of the reduced cross-sectional area to a third braid end point along the shaft. 种医疗装置包括由远身端朝近身端沿着纵向轴线延伸的柔性轴，柔性轴包括沿着轴长度上的远身部延伸的第缩减横截面区域部；以及重叠施加在柔性轴的第缩减横截面区域部上的编织物，在柔性轴上由编织远端朝近身到第编织端点施加编织物的第层，该第编织端点远离第缩减横截面区域部的近身端，在第层上由第编织端点朝远身到第二端点施加编织物的第二层，该第二端点靠近编织远端，以及在第二层上沿着