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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Michael B. Hintz, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Paul B. Young, New Richmond, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael B. Hintz, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Paul B. Young, New Richmond, WI (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of preparing an electrode are provided. A metal powder can be sintered onto a portion of a lead wire to form a connection region. An additional metal powder can be de-oxidation sintered onto the connection region to form the electrode. The oxides formed during the de-oxidation sintering are then removed from the electrode.