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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2002
Lixiao Wang, Long Lake, MN (US);
Dachuan Yang, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Joe Randall, Maple Grove, MN (US);
(Bruce) Yiqun Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lixiao Wang, Long Lake, MN (US);
Dachuan Yang, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Joe Randall, Maple Grove, MN (US);
(Bruce) Yiqun Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Various coupling agents are disclosed to form lap joints between metallic and polymeric surfaces within catheters and other medical devices. The coupling agents disclosed in the present invention can be applied directly to a metallic surface, or the coupling agents may be incorporated within a polymeric material. In certain circumstances, the mere application of the coupling agent between the two dissimilar materials provides sufficient adhesive strength to form a fatigue-free lap joint bond. Alternative methods utilize coupling agents as primers for later thermal bonding and laser welding procedures that form lap joint bonds.