US Patent No: 5,545,149

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Method of catheter segment attachment

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Abstract

A therapeutic catheter and used in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with the catheter comprising a shaft (5) a soft tip assembly. The assembly consists of a transition tube (15), a soft tip tube (20), and plug tube (25). The assembly is surrounded by a shrink wrap means. An infrared source (45) is applied to the interface of the shaft (5) and transition tube (15) with the heat being propagated to the transition tube (15) and the soft tip tube (20). The transition tube (15) is formed of materials having a tensile strength of at least 150% of the materials comprising the soft tip tube (20).

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MEDTRONIC, INC.MINNEAPOLIS, MN4903

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brin, David S Danvers, MA 20 671
Lunn, Peter A Beverly, MA 12 369
MacDonald, Stuart R Danvers, MA 4 82

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
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CORDIS CORPORATION (2)
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ANGIOMEDICS CORPORATION (1)
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ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. (1)
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (1)
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COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (1)
5,221,270 Soft tip guiding catheter 195 1991
 
INTERMED, INC. (1)
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MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (1)
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MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,563,181 Fused flexible tip catheter 220 1983
 
NEUROPERFUSION, INC. (1)
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SCHNEIDER (USA) INC. (1)
4,551,292 Method for making a catheter with a soft, deformable tip 124 1984

Patent Citation Ranking

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (15)
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5,908,413 Radiopaque catheter and method of manufacture thereof 28 1997
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6,942,654 Intravascular catheter with axial member 11 2000
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6,652,507 Intravascular catheter having multi-layered tip 14 2001
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7,597,830 Method of forming catheter distal tip 0 2003
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MEDTRONIC, INC. (12)
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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (3)
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JOMED GMBH (3)
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CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
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CORDIS CORPORATION (1)
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CURINGSOLUTIONS, LLC (1)
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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
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