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INVENTORS: Taylor; Charles S., San Francisco, CA Tiffany; William B., Palo Alto, CA Cherkas; Paul, Saratoga, CA Frantzen; John J., San Jose, CA Hampton; Hilary J., Santa Clara, CA Nanis; Leonard, Palo Alto, CA Shah; Bhupendra O., Cupertino, CA
ASSIGNEES: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
U.S. CLASS: 264/022
ABSTRACT: A method and system for making a three dimensional product wherein the size and shape of a plurality of cross-sectional segments of the three dimensional object are determined which when assembled together in a particular sequence form the desired three dimensional shape. Thin layers of material in the shape of each of the cross-sectional segments are applied in the particular sequence in which they form the three dimensional object. The application of each of the layers is much like a lithographic printing process in that a resin may be applied by a roller in the shape of the cross-sectional segments.XX
