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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2005
John R. Brustad, Dana Point, CA (US);
Payam Adlparvar, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Wassim R. Aliahmad, Irvine, CA (US);
Canh T. Tran, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Nabil Hilal, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Boun Pravong, Corona, CA (US);
Raffi S. Pinedjian, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Charles C. Hart, Summerville, SC (US);
John R. Brustad, Dana Point, CA (US);
Payam Adlparvar, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Wassim R. Aliahmad, Irvine, CA (US);
Canh T. Tran, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Nabil Hilal, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Boun Pravong, Corona, CA (US);
Raffi S. Pinedjian, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Charles C. Hart, Summerville, SC (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a kink resistant sheath includes the steps of coating a wire with a plastic material to form an inner tube, placing a braid over the inner tube, applying a spring reinforcement over the braid and applying a second layer of plastic material over the assembly to form an outer tube of a braided reinforced sheath. The plastic material is preferably polyurethane but may be a thermoplastic, thermoset or any plastic material having hard and/or soft durometer.