A61C 2201/007
Material properties: using shape memory effect
Official title: using shape memory effect
A61C2201/007 (Material properties: using shape memory effect) appears on 232 US grants and 263 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 263
- Assignees
- 121
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Mandibular or maxillary devices having a polymeric nanocomposite actively controlled for hard palate or mandibular growth26 May 2026US 12,636,127 B2Sleep Solutions of Texas, LLC
- Methods for direct fabrication of appliances for palate expansion5 May 2026US 12,616,556 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Dental aligner31 Mar 2026US 12,588,977 B2Bixby International Corporation
- Endodontic instrument having improved fit of the tooth canal geometry23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207297 A1FKG Dentaire Sàrl
- Tooth extraction tool and method of using the same19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076772 A1Medenovate LLC
- Dental appliances and associated systems and methods11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375266 A1Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Dental appliances and associated methods of manufacturing27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359968 A1Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Orthodontic apparatus27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359969 A1
Most cited
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- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements906US 5,190,546 ARaychem Corporation · 1993
- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements869US 6,306,141 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2001
- Method of inserting medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements866US 5,067,957 ARaychem Corporation · 1991
- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements749US 5,597,378 ARaychem Corporation · 1997