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Process of making a shaped tip on a catheter

  • US 5,589,120 A
  • Filed: 05/18/1995
  • Issued: 12/31/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for forming a shaped tip on a catheter comprising:

  • applying a tipping lubricant solution containing a silicone surfactant and water to a tip of an untipped catheter tubing;

    placing the untipped catheter tubing on a mandrel;

    heating the untipped catheter tubing;

    engaging the mandrel with a die to form the catheter tip; and

    removing the shaped catheter tubing from the die and mandrel.

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