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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2005
Jack Sliwa, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Podmore, San Carlos, CA (US);
Chris Bagley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John E. Crowe, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael Holzbaur, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Derek Hillstrom, Union City, CA (US);
Steve Schellenberg, Aptos, CA (US);
Peter Goetz, Aptos, CA (US);
Stephen A. Morse, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jack Sliwa, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Podmore, San Carlos, CA (US);
Chris Bagley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John E. Crowe, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael Holzbaur, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Derek Hillstrom, Union City, CA (US);
Steve Schellenberg, Aptos, CA (US);
Peter Goetz, Aptos, CA (US);
Stephen A. Morse, Menlo Park, CA (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an ultrasound transducer is provided. The ultrasound transducer is activated and the activity across the transducer is measured to determine whether the activity at any area does not meet an acceptance criteria. The transducer is then modified so that the area meets the acceptance criteria. The transducer may be modified with a laser which removes material from the area which does not meet the acceptance criteria.