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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
John A. Simpson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jeffrey F. Dooley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Matthew J. Gillick, Murrieta, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/20 (2006.01); B23K 3/06 (2006.01); B23K 35/02 (2006.01); B23K 35/30 (2006.01); C23C 2/00 (2006.01); C23C 2/02 (2006.01); C23C 2/04 (2006.01); C23C 2/26 (2006.01); C23C 2/38 (2006.01); B23K 1/08 (2006.01); C23C 2/08 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B05C 3/172 (2006.01); B05C 3/00 (2006.01); B23K 101/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/203 (2013.01); B05C 3/00 (2013.01); B05C 3/172 (2013.01); B23K 1/0008 (2013.01); B23K 1/08 (2013.01); B23K 1/20 (2013.01); B23K 3/0669 (2013.01); B23K 35/0227 (2013.01); B23K 35/3013 (2013.01); C23C 2/003 (2013.01); C23C 2/02 (2013.01); C23C 2/04 (2013.01); C23C 2/08 (2013.01); C23C 2/26 (2013.01); C23C 2/38 (2013.01); B23K 2101/32 (2018.08);
Abstract
A method of pretinning a guidewire core made of shape memory alloy and having an elongate axis, comprising: placing a ball of solder in a pocket in a soldering block; melting the ball of solder; holding a guidewire core over the ball of solder; lowering the guidewire core into the ball of solder; removing the guidewire from the ball of solder.