Surgery – Instruments – Suture or ligature
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-03
2011-05-03
Harlan, Robert D. (Department: 1762)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture or ligature
C606S151000, C623S001150, C128S864000, C526S302000, C526S312000, C526S263000, C526S264000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07935131
ABSTRACT:
The present disclosure relates to Shape Memory Polymers (SMP's) comprising function groups that allow the polymers to be elastically deformed, utilized in the elastically deformed state, and subsequently returned to the original polymorphic shape.
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Anthamatten Mitchell L.
Li Jiahui
Harlan Robert D.
Hodgson & Russ LLP
University of Rochester
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