The present invention relates to a medical device, and more particularly
to a method of forming a tubular membrane on a 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
electrostatically 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.