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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Palmaz Scientific, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Armando Garza, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palmaz Scientific, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is directed to a new method of mass-transfer/fabrication of micro-sized features/structures onto the inner diameter (ID) surface of a stent. This new approach is provided by technique of through mask electrical micro-machining. One embodiment discloses an application of electrical micro-machining to the ID of a stent using a customized electrode configured specifically for machining micro-sized features/structures.