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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Sean P. Fleury, Brighton, MA (US);
Gary S. Kappel, Acton, MA (US);
Norman C. May, Northborough, MA (US);
Dane T. Seddon, Boston, MA (US);
Mark D. Wood, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Peter L. Dayton, Brookline, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems for attaching an articulation section. In an embodiment, a medical instrument includes a first tubular member including a first end. The medical instrument also includes a second tubular member including a first end. The second tubular member includes a plurality of layers including an inner layer and a first layer including a fluorinated material. The inner layer includes a first section disposed under the first layer and a second section extending out from under the first layer. A portion of the first tubular member overlaps and is bonded to at least a portion of the second section of the inner layer of the second tubular member.