Patent ID: 9358362
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61M,B29C,B29D,B29L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for making a tubular component of a catheter sized for introduction into a patient's body using a strip of polymer material including a length, a width, and a first surface comprising a surface modification, comprising: directing the strip adjacent an elongate mandrel such that the length of the strip extends along the mandrel and the first surface is disposed towards the mandrel; rolling the strip at least partially around the mandrel such that the first surface is disposed inwardly towards the mandrel wherein the width of the strip is slightly greater than a circumference of the mandrel; and wrapping a plurality of strip-constrainment members around the rolled strip, wherein the directing, rolling, and wrapping steps are substantially continuous to create one or more strip-mandrel-constrainment member subassemblies, and wherein side edges of the strip remain unattached to one another when the strip is rolled around the mandrel and the strip-constrainment members are wrapped around the rolled strip.