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Wire joint and method

US6645159B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1999
Grant dateNov 11, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49208
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process for joining two discrete wire components without the need of a third component, wherein material from the end of one wire component is removed to form a female end and the end of the other wire is formed into a male end. The male may be secured within the female end by conventional means. The female end may be formed by electrical discharge machining or laser drilling.

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