Multilumen Catheters and Method of Manufacturing
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1. A method of making a multilumen catheter assembly, comprising:
- providing a plurality of tubes, each tube having a first end, a second end, at least one lumen extending longitudinally through at least a portion of each tube, and at least one surface;
selectively heating at least a portion of the at least one surface of at least a first tube of the plurality of tubes; and
contacting the selectively heated portion of the first tube with at least a portion of a second tube to form a multilumen catheter shaft that is joined together along at least a portion of the length of the catheter shaft.
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Abstract
A multilumen catheter assembly and method of making the catheter assembly is provided that involves providing a plurality of tubes, each tube having a first end, a second end, at least one lumen, and at least one surface, selectively heating at least a portion of the surface of at least a first tube of the plurality of tubes, and contacting the selectively heated portion of the tube with a portion of the surface of a second tube to form a multilumen catheter shaft that is joined together along at least a portion of the length of the catheter shaft.
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1. A method of making a multilumen catheter assembly, comprising:
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providing a plurality of tubes, each tube having a first end, a second end, at least one lumen extending longitudinally through at least a portion of each tube, and at least one surface; selectively heating at least a portion of the at least one surface of at least a first tube of the plurality of tubes; and contacting the selectively heated portion of the first tube with at least a portion of a second tube to form a multilumen catheter shaft that is joined together along at least a portion of the length of the catheter shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A multilumen catheter assembly, comprising:
a catheter shaft having a plurality of tubes, wherein each tube of the plurality of tubes has a proximal end, a distal end, at least one lumen extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end through at least a portion of each tube, and at least an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of the first tube is selectively fused with at least a portion of the inner surface of the second tube along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the catheter shaft. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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