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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Shawn D. Kollatschny, Pearland, TX (US);
Joseph J. Sciacca, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shawn D. Kollatschny, Pearland, TX (US);
Joseph J. Sciacca, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vacuum mandrel for use in fabricating an implantable electrode comprises a hollow body member and a first groove provided radially on an outer surface of the hollow body member. The first groove is adapted to receive an implantable electrode and retain the electrode in place with a vacuum pressure during an elastomeric encapsulation of the electrode. The vacuum mandrel further comprises a vacuum port provided in the first groove.