Patent ID: 8206373

Claim:
A method of making a catheter shaft, the method comprising: providing an elongate braid including a plurality of filaments and having an end portion; providing in a liquid state a first polymeric material having a first melting point; applying the first polymeric material to the end portion of the braid in a liquid state; allowing the first polymeric material to cure to a solid state on the braid and to attach at least some of the braid filaments together; attaching to at least the end portion of the braid a second polymeric material after the first polymeric material has cured, the second polymeric material having a second melting point temperature that is lower than the first melting point temperature, wherein attaching the second polymeric material includes heating the second polymeric material to a temperature that is below the first melting point temperature such that during the attaching of the second polymeric material, the first polymeric material remains in a solid state.