Apparatus and method for causing deflection of a surgical...

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2008-05-20

2008-05-20

Farah, A. (Department: 3735)

Surgery

Instruments

Means for concretion removal

C606S113000, C606S114000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10680426

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method of precisely controlling deflection or twisting of a surgical instrument during surgery is applied to a surgical instrument incorporating a shape memory alloy. An example of such an instrument is a Nitinol urological retrieval coil. The shape memory alloy is caused to assume a predetermined shape when heated to a predetermined temperature not more than a few degrees above body temperature, by delivering irrigating fluid having a temperature above the transformation temperature of the shape memory alloy.

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