Catheter including a unibody distal guidewire port and method of manufacture
US8834509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices incorporating a guidewire entry port subassembly for use in rapid exchange catheters. The use of a subassembly allows for stronger quality control and simpler fabrication of a rapid exchange device. In several embodiments, methods of making a molded guidewire entry port using a mold, often in conjunction with one or more mandrels, are disclosed. Several device embodiments include a separate molded guidewire port as well as molded guidewire ports which are attached, during a molding step, to segments of a catheter.
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