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US 6,991,603 B2Granted
Insertion tube device
AssigneeOptim Corporation
InventorsRobert J. Krupa, William F. Laflash, Matthew G. Maher, Thomas V. Root, Ralph C. Tillinghast
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Abstract
Insertion tube devices are disclosed.
Claims69
A method for making a flexible shaft or member, comprising:
- disposing a first material adjacent a surface of a base material the base material being between the first material and a second material, the first material being substantially unmelted and the second material forming a structure with openings;
- melting at least a portion of the first material;
- and
- solidifying the portion of the first material to form a flexible member in which the first material is at least partially bonded to the surface of the base material, wherein said flexible member is devoid of an adhesive material between the base and first materials.
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A method for making a flexible shaft or member, comprising:
- disposing a first material adjacent a surface of a base material, the base material having openings and being between the first material and a second material, the first material being substantially unmelted;
- and
- bonding at least a portion of the first material to the base material to form a flexible member without extruding the first material onto a surface of the second material and without including an adhesive material between the base and first materials.
A method for making a flexible shaft or member, comprising:
- disposing a first material adjacent a surface of a base material which is between the first material and a second material, the first material being substantially unmelted, and the
- second material forming a structure with openings;
- melting at least a portion of the first material;
- and
- solidifying the portion of the first material so that the first, second, and base materials form a shaft of an insertion tube device in which the first material is at least partially bonded to the surface of the base material, wherein said shaft is devoid of an adhesive material between the base and first materials.
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A method for making a flexible shaft or member, comprising:
- disposing a first material adjacent a surface of a base material which is between the first material and a second material the first material being substantially unmelted;
- and
- bonding at least a portion of the first material to the surface of the base material to form a shaft of an insertion tube device without extruding the first material onto a surface of the second material and without including an adhesive material between the base and first materials.
A flexible member, comprising:
- a base material having a surface;
- a first material;
- and
- a second material forming a structure with openings,
- wherein the base material is between the first and second materials, and a portion of the first material is bonded to the base material at discrete locations, and the flexible member is devoid of an adhesive material between the base and first materials and is configured to be inserted into a cavity of a patient.
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A shaft of an insertion tube device, comprising:
- a base material having a surface;
- a first material;
- and
- a second material forming a structure with openings,
- wherein the base material is between the first and second materials, and a portion of the first material is bonded to the base material at discrete locations and the shaft is devoid of an adhesive material between the base and first materials and is configured to be inserted into a cavity of a patient.
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A method for making a flexible shaft or member, comprising:
- disposing a first material adjacent a surface of a second material, the first material being substantially unmelted and the second material forming a structure with openings;
- melting at least a portion of the first material into the openings of the second material;
- and
- solidifying the portion of the first material so that the first and second materials form a flexible member in which the first material is at least partially disposed within the openings in the base layer.
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A method for making a flexible shaft or member, comprising:
- disposing a first material adjacent a surface of a base material, the first material being substantially unmelted and the base material having openings;
- and
- bonding at least a portion of the first material within the openings of the base material to form a flexible member without extruding the first material onto a surface of a second material, the base material being between the first and second materials.
A method for making a flexible shaft or member, comprising:
- disposing a first material adjacent a surface of a second material, the first material being substantially unmelted and the second material forming a structure with openings;
- melting at least a portion of the first material into the openings of the base material;
- and
- solidifying the portion of the first material so that the first and second materials form a shaft of an insertion tube device in which the first material is at least partially disposed within the openings in the second layer.
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A method for making a flexible shaft or member, comprising:
- disposing a first material adjacent a surface of a base material, the first material being substantially unmelted and the base material having openings;
- and
- bonding at least a portion of the first material within the openings of the base material to form a shaft of an insertion tube device without extruding the first material onto a surface of a second material, the base material being between the first and second materials.
A flexible member, comprising:
- a base material having openings;
- a first material;
- and
- a second material having a surface,
- wherein the base material is between the first and second materials, and a portion of the first material is disposed within the openings of the base material without contacting the a surface of the second material, and the flexible member is devoid of an adhesive material between the base and first materials and is configured to be inserted into a cavity of a patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.