Flexible shielded position sensor

In one embodiment, a medical device includes an instrument including a distal end configured for inserting into a body part, and a position sensor comprising a flexible printed circuit, which comprises alternating conductive and dielectric layers and is wrapped around the distal end of the instrumen...

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Hauptverfasser:	Vadim Gliner, Ilya Sitnitsky
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; heb
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS DIAGNOSIS ELECTRICITY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION INDUCTANCES MAGNETS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES SURGERY TRANSFORMERS
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Zusammenfassung:	In one embodiment, a medical device includes an instrument including a distal end configured for inserting into a body part, and a position sensor comprising a flexible printed circuit, which comprises alternating conductive and dielectric layers and is wrapped around the distal end of the instrument, the conductive layers including at least one inner layer, which is patterned with traces forming a coil, and multiple outer layers overlying the at least one inner layer and configured for connection to an electrical ground so as to shield the coil from electromagnetic interference.