Inventors:
Thomas J. Holman - Minneapolis MN, US
Daniel K. Tomaschko - Savage MN, US
Leo M. Klisch - Maple Grove MN, US
Richard Olson - Blaine MN, US
Joseph M Lyver - Hopkins MN, US
Richard Dunn - Brooklyn Park MN, US
David Griswold - Maple Grove MN, US
Nie Tang - Maple Grove MN, US
Lixiao Wang - Long Lake MN, US
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. - Maple Grove MN
International Classification:
A61M 29/00
US Classification:
604 9601, 606194, 623 111
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to distal tip designs for catheter, wherein distal tip material is positioned about an inner shaft. The distal tip material may also be used as a tie layer for thermally bonding two incompatible materials together, such as a waist portion of a balloon to the inner shaft.