Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements
US4665906A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 1986 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2400/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Medical devices which are currently proposed to use elements made from shape memory alloys may be improved by the use of stress-induced martensite alloy elments instead. The use of stress-induced martensite decreases the temperature sensitivity of the devices, thereby making them easier to install and/or remove.
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