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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 11, 2012
Clay Northrop, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ted Layman, Park City, UT (US);
Clay Northrop, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ted Layman, Park City, UT (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include a guidewire. The guidewire may include a core wire having a distal portion. A tubular member may be disposed over the distal portion. The tubular member may have a plurality of slots formed therein. The tubular member may have a distal section with a heat transfer region and a heat sink region. A solder tip member may be attached to the tubular member. The solder tip member may include a portion extending through the heat transfer region of the tubular member to the heat sink region.