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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1996
Jonathan C Sell, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Hans G Mische, St. Cloud, MN (US);
Jon D Gamble, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott A Hoium, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Charles R Lucht, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas J Wilke, Alex, MN (US);
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A low profile inflation valve includes a first tube having a lumen and at least one region of decreased inner diameter, and a structure, which may be a tube, movably located inside the lumen. The region of decreased inner diameter of the first tube forms a seal with a portion of the structure. A method of making a low profile inflation valve using a first tube and second tube comprises the steps of creating an aperture in at least one side of the second tube; placing the second tube inside the first tube, the first tube being made of thermoplastic material; applying heat to a localized area of the first tube; and compressing the first tube to form a region of reduced internal diameter, the reduced diameter forming a seal with the outside diameter of the second tube.