Patent ID: 9700696
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a catheter sheath, comprising: providing a tubular member of non-conductive material having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular member further having one or more electrical conductors extending from the proximal end to the distal end within the tubular member; forming at least one opening in an outer wall of the tubular member for accessing the one or more electrical conductors within the tubular member; placing at least one conductive element on the outer wall of the tubular member in electrically conductive connection with the one or more electrical conductors so that the at least one conductive element is adjacent to and surrounding the at least one opening; induction heating the at least one conductive element so that the tubular member melts locally adjacent the at least one conductive element to attach the at least one conductive element to the outer wall of the tubular member and form a seal between the tubular member and the at least one conductive element at least along each edge of the at least one conductive element; and applying a mold over the at least one conductive element prior to the induction heating to constrain the local melting of the tubular member to fill a transition zone between edges of the at least one conductive element and the tubular member.