PLASTIC WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING MEDICAL DEVICE

摘要

Making a medical device includes narrowing an aperture of an iris formed by movable contactors in a welding system so as to contact heated surfaces of the movable contactors with the assembly. Heat conducted from the heated surfaces into the assembly softens materials forming at least one of a first and a second components so as to form a plastic weld bonding the first and second components together.

主权项

1. A method of making a medical device comprising the steps of:
advancing an assembly of a first component and a second component through an aperture in an iris formed by a plurality of movable contactors in a welding system; adjusting the iris to narrow the aperture such that heated surfaces of the plurality of movable contactors contact the assembly; conducting heat from the heated surfaces into the assembly via the contact so as to soften material forming at least one of the first and second components at an interface therebetween; and forming a plastic weld via the softening and subsequent hardening of the material at the interface so as to bond together the first and second components.