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So there's really three types of methods we can use to attach the wire to electrode. You have laser welding, we have resistance welding and we have brazing which uses a solder pace essentially of these three resistance welding is by far preferred method and offers the most cost effective solution and it's it has one of the highest tensile strengths. So with resistance welding we can obtain about 90 to 95% of the wires tensile strength, which is important to the part so it can be robust to handling through the catheter. Friendly process and and other manufacturing processes. We also have the capability to laser cut electrodes. So if you needed a special cut out feature needed in that electrode or some other type of feature notched out, we can do that as well too. Alright. And Tom, as you mentioned on the electrophysiology catheter is really taking a holistic approach to understanding how, how these are being integrated to the design is, is really critical in order for us to to fully optimize the benefit of these, these electrodes in their various applications. So things like our ID OD targets, any material limitations if there's certain interactions. Between the wires, the spacing of these electrodes, if there's oftentimes we're talking about multiple electrode configurations as things get more and more complex and we're able to do more and more with these devices. So we need to consider things like making sure that we're able to not only not only Weld these electrodes, but manage the wires during assembly as well as. For electrical connection purposes, making sure that they're not going to get tangled or restricted pulled. Oftentimes when these are embedded in the catheter, it's really hard to visualize that electric connection. So we want to make sure that we've got a nice strong, robust bond between the wire and the electrode itself. It can always be tested from electrical connection standpoint, but contact can sometimes mislead that. So we really want to have a high level of safety factor. When we're utilizing this type of a component within our catheters.