Patent ID: 7993481

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a catheter, comprising: providing an outer shaft having a lumen therethrough and at least one catheter component disposed at least partially within the lumen; after the step of providing an outer shaft having a lumen therethrough and at least one catheter component disposed at least partially within the lumen, placing an inner shaft within the lumen such that the at least one catheter component is located between an inner surface of the outer shaft and an outer surface of the inner shaft, thereby forming a catheter assembly having an outer surface; and after the step of placing an inner shaft within the lumen such that the at least one catheter component is located between an inner surface of the outer shaft and an outer surface of the inner shaft, applying energy to the catheter assembly to melt at least the outer shaft, whereby the outer shaft bonds to the inner shaft to form a catheter shaft having the at least one catheter component substantially embedded therein.