Patent ID: 8021511

Claim:
A method of constructing a needle-based medical device, the method comprising: providing a tube having a distal end and a proximal end, and a first lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end; providing a needle guide, wherein the needle guide includes a body having an outer surface at a first radial distance from a longitudinal axis of the body, and at least one rib extending longitudinally in a distal direction from the body, and wherein the at least one rib is fixedly distanced from the longitudinal axis of the body by a second radial distance, the second radial distance being greater than the first radial distance; inserting the needle guide into the distal end of the first lumen such that the at least one rib engages the first lumen; inserting a proximal end of a needle into the needle guide, such that a sharp tip of the needle extends distally of the needle guide; introducing glue into a glue well between the needle guide and the first lumen; and curing the glue.