Patent ID: 8012144

Claim:
An elongate medical device suitable for packaging in a generally tubular member having a lumen defined by an inner surface, the elongated medical device comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongate shaft extending from a proximal portion of the elongated medical device to a distal portion of the elongated medical device; a hub assembly including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the elongate shaft connected to the hub assembly such that the elongate shaft extends distally from the distal end of the hub assembly, the hub assembly including at least a portion manufactured from a first material; and an interference fit structure including a second material helically disposed about at least a part of the portion of the hub assembly including the first material, the interference fit structure including a first portion having an outer diameter and a second portion having an outer diameter different from the outer diameter of the first portion, the first portion of the interference fit structure configured to contact and form an interference fit with an inner surface of a generally tubular member having a first inner diameter when the elongate shaft and the interference fit structure are disposed therein, and the second portion of the interference fit structure configured to contact and form an interference fit with an inner surface of a generally tubular member having a second inner diameter different from the first inner diameter when the elongate shaft and the interference fit structure are disposed therein.