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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2002
Thomas Gregory Triebes, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Michael Allen Kenowski, Pocatello, ID (US);
Donald J. Mcmichael, South Jordan, UT (US);
Thomas Gregory Triebes, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Michael Allen Kenowski, Pocatello, ID (US);
Donald J. McMichael, South Jordan, UT (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A process for producing a catheter having a head, a shaft, a distal end, and a tip member wherein the tip member is secured onto the distal end of the catheter during production of the tip member. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process for producing a catheter. The process including providing a catheter with a proximal end, a shaft, an interior, an exterior, and a distal end; and producing a balloon member having a proximal end and a distal end; wherein the distal end of the balloon member is attached to the distal end of the catheter during production of the balloon member.