Patent ID: 7625365
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical assembly comprising: a package having a package lumen defined by a package lumen wall; an intravascular device comprising an elongate shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a hub assembly connected to the proximal portion of the elongate shaft, such that the hub assembly is in a fixed longitudinal position relative to the shaft; and an interference fit member (IFM) affixed to the hub assembly such that the IFM is in a fixed longitudinal position relative to the shaft, the IFM comprising one or more protrusions extending from a sidewall of the hub assembly, the one or more protrusions are distributed around a circumference of the sidewall of the hub assembly and each protrusion includes an elevated middle portion and tapered end portions, the one or more protrusions being adapted and configured to form an interference fit with the package lumen wall when the IFM is disposed in the package lumen, wherein the package encloses the distal portion of the elongate shaft when the one or more protrusions are interference fit with the package lumen wall.