Patent ID: 6409863
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of forming a catheter shaft having a guidewire port, the method comprising the steps of;providing a first shaft portion having a bonding portion disposed proximate a bonding end thereof, an ancillary end, and a lumen extending therethrough; providing a second shaft portion having a bonding portion disposed proximate a bonding end thereof, an ancillary end, and a lumen extending therethrough; providing an inner member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween; slitting a wall of the first shaft portion to create an opening defined by the wall of the first shaft portion; inserting the proximal end of the inner member through the opening defined by the wall of the first shaft portion; inserting the distal end of the inner member into the lumen of the second shaft portion; inserting the bonding end of the second shaft portion into a lumen defined by bonding portion of the first shaft portion such that the bonding portion of the first shaft portion overlays the bonding portion of the second shaft portion; and bonding the bonding portion of the first shaft portion to the bonding portion of the second shaft portion.