Manufacturing processes for apparatus, including slotted hypotube, for use as a catheter, a guidewire, a catheter sheath for use with catheter introducers or a drug infusion catheter/guidewire are disclosed. The manufacturing process includes creating a pattern of slots or apertures in a flexible metallic...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6107004?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6107004 - Method for making a tubular stent for use in medical applications
