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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2003
Michael W. Sterud, Prescott, WI (US);
Brandon J. Worcester, Maple Grove, MN (US);
George N. Omae, Burnsville, MN (US);
Michael Kuhn, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Henry J. Pepin, Loretto, MN (US);
Michael W. Sterud, Prescott, WI (US);
Brandon J. Worcester, Maple Grove, MN (US);
George N. Omae, Burnsville, MN (US);
Michael Kuhn, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Henry J. Pepin, Loretto, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter can be formed from an elongate shaft and a distal tip. The catheter can be formed by flaring a proximal end of the distal tip to form a flared proximal end and positioning the distal tip such that the flared proximal end of the distal tip overlaps a distal end of the outer layer. Heat and pressure are applied to melt and flow together a portion of the outer layer proximate the distal end of the shaft and the overlapped portion of the flared proximal end of the distal tip, thereby forming a joint between the elongate shaft and the distal tip.