Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1991-04-09
1993-03-02
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 60, 606 62, 606 68, 606200, 606108, 128833, A61B 1758
Patent
active
051905469
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.
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Hafer Robert A.
Raychem Corporation
Rooney Kevin G.
Sheldon Jeffrey G.
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