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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Edwin Wang, Tustin, CA (US);
Komonn Lim, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A catheter may include a hypotube defining an inner circumferential surface, an outer circumferential surface, and an end. The hypotube may include a metal or alloy. The catheter also may include an inner liner attached to the inner circumferential surface of the hypotube and extending beyond the end of the hypotube, and the inner liner may include a fluoropolymer. The catheter further may include a hub and a single bonding layer attached to the outer circumferential surface of the hypotube and bonded to the hub. The single bonding layer may include a polyamide, a polyether-co-polyamide, or polyurethane and is the only layer between the outer circumferential surface of the hypotube and the hub.