US 6,306,141 A
Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elementsGeneral
US 6,306,141 A
Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements
Tech Center:
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Medical Devices/Processes
Examiner:
Justine R. Yu
Art Unit:
3764 Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion
Agent:
Inventors:
JAMES E. JERVIS
Assignee:
Priority:
10/14/83
Filed:
06/07/95
Granted:
10/23/01
Expiration:
10/23/21
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 elements instead. The use of stress-induced martensite decreases the temperature sensitivity of the devices, thereby making them easier to install and/or remove.