CPC A61B 18/14 (2013.01) [C25D 3/48 (2013.01); C25D 3/50 (2013.01); C25D 5/56 (2013.01); C25D 7/04 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00613 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1405 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a catheter tip, comprising the steps of:
forming an insert comprising a negative to a domelike shape;
overmolding a secondary non-plateable material onto the insert at selected locations;
electroplating a conductive material over the insert thereby forming a shape of the catheter tip comprising a dome with the domelike shape, the electroplating forming a plurality of irrigation holes between outer and inner surfaces of the catheter tip at the selected locations;
removing the insert thereby leaving the catheter tip and the plurality of irrigation holes; and
electropolishing the catheter tip.
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