An apparatus comprising: a first hypotube formed from a first material and including a first sidewall and a first lumen defined within the first sidewall and extending through the first hypotube , the first hypotube including a first inner diameter and a first outer diameter ; a second hypotube formed from a second material different from the first material and including a second sidewall and a second lumen defined within the second sidewall and extending through the second hypotube , the second hypotube including a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter , wherein the second inner diameter is substantially similar to the first inner diameter and the second outer diameter is substantially similar to the first outer diameter ; and a first joint between and joining the first hypotube and the second hypotube , the first joint including a combination of the first material and the second material, the combination being formed after a fusion of the first material and the second material, the first joint including a first joint inner diameter that is substantially similar to the first and second inner diameters (210A; 220A), wherein the apparatus includes a sidewall and a passageway defined within the sidewall and extending through the apparatus , the sidewall formed by the first sidewall , the second sidewall , and the first joint , the passageway formed by the first lumen , the second lumen , and the first joint inner diameter , the apparatus including an outer diameter that is substantially consistent along a length of the apparatus and an inner diameter that is substantially consistent along a length of the apparatus ; wherein the first material includes Nitinol and the second material includes a nickel-cobalt-based alloy. a first hypotube formed from a first material and including a first sidewall and a first lumen defined within the first sidewall and extending through the first hypotube , the first hypotube including a first inner diameter and a first outer diameter ; a second hypotube formed from a second material different from the first material and including a second sidewall and a second lumen defined within the second sidewall and extending through the second hypotube , the second hypotube including a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter , wherein the second inner diameter is substantially similar to the first inner diameter and the second outer diameter is substantially similar to the first outer diameter ; and a first joint between and joining the first hypotube and the second hypotube , the first joint including a combination of the first material and the second material, the combination being formed after a fusion of the first material and the second material, the first joint including a first joint inner diameter that is substantially similar to the first and second inner diameters (210A; 220A), wherein the apparatus includes a sidewall and a passageway defined within the sidewall and extending through the apparatus , the sidewall formed by the first sidewall , the second sidewall , and the first joint , the passageway formed by the first lumen , the second lumen , and the first joint inner diameter , the apparatus including an outer diameter that is substantially consistent along a length of the apparatus and an inner diameter that is substantially consistent along a length of the apparatus ; wherein the first material includes Nitinol and the second material includes a nickel-cobalt-based alloy. <EOS>