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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Jason Romanowski, Richfield, MN (US);
Mike Sterud, Prescott, WI (US);
Peter Hirshman, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Anh Nguyen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jason Romanowski, Richfield, MN (US);
Mike Sterud, Prescott, WI (US);
Peter Hirshman, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Anh Nguyen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of attaching a hub such as a breakaway hub to a catheter shaft includes inserting the catheter shaft into a strain relief component of the hub having one or more bosses extending radially away from the strain relief component of the hub. One or more polymeric sleeves are disposed over the strain relief component and are heat shrunk into place, followed by a laser welding process.