SENSOR ASSEMBLY TETHERED WITHIN CATHETER WALL

摘要

A distal tip assembly 40 for an elongate medical device 10 having an axis comprises a shaft having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a wall, and a central lumen extending axially between said proximal end portion 20 and said distal end portion 18. The distal tip assembly 40 further comprises a position sensor 26 disposed in an outer sleeve 28 such that the sensor 26 can shift relative to the sleeve 28. The sleeve 28 is disposed at least in part in the wall and is substantially fixed thereto.