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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1996
James G Whayne, Saratoga, CA (US);
Thomas F Kordis, San Jose, CA (US);
Sidney D Fleischman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Dorin Panescu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David K Swanson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Patrick M Owens, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jerome Jackson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Russell B Thompson, Los Altos, CA (US);
David McGee, Sunnyvale., CA (US);
EP Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Enhanced electrical connections for electrodes are provided. In one implementation, an electrode body comprises a first electrically nonconductive layer and a second electrically nonconductive layer overlying at least a portion of the first layer. An intermediate region is formed between the first and second layers. An electrically conductive pathway extends within the intermediate region. An formed opening extends to the intermediate region, exposing a part of the electrically conductive pathway. An electrically conductive material is deposited on the second layer so that a part of the electrically conductive material passes through the opening to establish electrical contact between the electrically conductive material and the electrically conductive pathway.