Patent ID: 9295807
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,B21D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing a medical device, the method comprising: extruding a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of lumens therein, the lumens including a working channel lumen, at least one control wire lumen, and a slotted guidewire lumen; positioning a flexible support having a proximal end and a distal end over the body such that the flexible support extends from the distal end of the body toward the proximal end of the body, the flexible support having a number of rings that extend circumferentially around the device, hinges that join adjacent pairs of rings together and a slot extending through the rings and along a length of the flexible support; aligning the slot of the flexible support with the slotted guidewire lumen of the body; and positioning an outer jacket over the flexible support.