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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2010
Boris Anukhin, San Jose, CA (US);
Larry Baughman, Campbell, CA (US);
Pamela A. Kramer-brown, San Jose, CA (US);
Neil Burkhart, Fremont, CA (US);
LI Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Duane M. Demorre, Temecula, CA (US);
Keif Fitzgerald, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Temecula, CA (US);
Z. C. Lin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Mackiewicz, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Karim S. Osman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos, CA (US);
William E. Webler, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Travis R. Yribarren, Campbell, CA (US);
Boris Anukhin, San Jose, CA (US);
Larry Baughman, Campbell, CA (US);
Pamela A. Kramer-Brown, San Jose, CA (US);
Neil Burkhart, Fremont, CA (US);
Li Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Duane M. DeMorre, Temecula, CA (US);
Keif Fitzgerald, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Temecula, CA (US);
Z. C. Lin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Mackiewicz, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Karim S. Osman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Randolf von Oepen, Los Altos, CA (US);
William E. Webler, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Travis R. Yribarren, Campbell, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for making devices include providing a tubular member to be formed into a device, placing a removable sacrificial block material in the lumen of the tubular member and laser cutting the tubular member. A tubular member made from nickel-titanium alloy can be tightly adhered to a sacrificial sleeve utilizing the phase changes associated with nickel-titanium. A mandrel which includes an enlarged diameter section causes the workpiece to expand slightly within its elastic deformation range to dislodge islands from the workpiece. Such a mandrel could be formed from a tubular member which has a central lumen that can be used to deliver a pressurized medium to 'blast' islands from the workpiece.