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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Daniel N. Kelsch, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Alexander K. Smith, Chesterland, OH (US);
Francis J. Toal, Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel N. Kelsch, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Alexander K. Smith, Chesterland, OH (US);
Francis J. Toal, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
NUVECTRA CORPORATION, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/055 (2011.01); B21D 22/02 (2006.01); B21D 26/021 (2011.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/055 (2013.01); B21D 22/022 (2013.01); B21D 26/021 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); Y10T 29/301 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
A titanium alloy metal sheet is provided and heated to a superplastic forming temperature. A die has a plurality of housing forming areas each corresponding to one of the medical device housing portions. The heated titanium alloy metal sheet is forced onto the die and over each one of the plurality of housing forming areas, thereby superplastically forming a workpiece comprising a plurality of integrally formed implantable medical device housing portions.