Patent ID: 8608995
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A61M,B24B,B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a catheter having a separated tip configuration, comprising the steps of: extruding an extrusion material of thermoplastic material through a die to form a catheter including a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a first lumen and a second lumen, the catheter body having a septum positioned between the first and second lumens; and feeding a strip into the die so that the strip is positioned between the first lumen and the second lumen along a length of the catheter, the strip having a first non-coated proximal section formed of a first material comprising the thermoplastic material and capable of bonding with the extrusion material, and a second distal section formed of a second material incapable of bonding with the extrusion material.