The present invention relates to a medical device and method of forming
the medical device. In particular, the present invention relates to a
medical device having a tubular membrane structure over a radially
expandable structural frame, and to a method of forming the tubular
membrane on the radially expandable structural frame. In one aspect, a
structural frame is placed over a spinning mandrel and a fiber is
electro-statically spun over at least a portion of the structural frame
forming a membrane. A transfer sheath may be used between the mandrel and
structural frame to prevent the electro-statically spun fiber from
adhering to the mandrel. In another aspect, a first membrane is spun over
the mandrel before the structural frame is placed over the mandrel. In
this aspect, at least a portion of the structural frame is sandwiched
between the membranes. The membrane or membranes and structural frame
form a fiber spun frame assembly. The fiber spun frame assembly may be
coated with an elastic polymer. In addition, the membrane or membranes
may go through some post processing to achieve desired characteristics or
configurations.