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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Reiter, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/03 (2006.01); H03H 3/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); B06B 1/0651 (2013.01); B06B 1/0688 (2013.01); H03H 3/02 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); B29C 45/03 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4957 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure involves a method and apparatus for attaching two electrical dies by wire bonding and then encasing the assembly in a protective casting that works by arranging two dies into a fixture conducive to wire bonding. Doped epoxy may be immediately dispensed over the assembly to form a near-net-shape protective cover, or Drive Can.