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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James G. Whayne, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yi Yang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patrick M. Owens, Cupertino, CA (US);
David K. Swanson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/114 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/114 ;
Abstract
Methods of manufacturing cellulosic structures, e.g., for use in expandable-collapsible electrode assemblies for diagnostic and/or therepeutic electrophysiology devices, are disclosed. One such preferred method includes providing a mandrel having a head portion and a neck portion, the head portion having an outer circumference greater than the neck portion, dipping the mandrel into a cellulosic substance, curing the cellulosic substance, and separating the mandrel from the cured cellulosic substance.