Patent ID: 9630275
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61M,B23K

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a medical device, the method comprising: providing a first elongate metallic member comprising stainless steel and having a first welding surface; providing a second elongate metallic member comprising nickel-titanium alloy and having a second welding surface; applying a welding material to at least one of the welding surfaces; disposing the first welding surface proximate the second welding surface; and welding the welding surfaces and the welding material, forming a joint between the metallic members; wherein the welding material comprises a metal carbide in which the metal has an affinity for carbon that is weaker than that of titanium for carbon or a metal nitride in which the metal has an affinity for nitrogen that is weaker than that of titanium for nitrogen.