A61F 2002/30092
Using shape memory or superelastic materials
Official title: {using shape memory or superelastic materials, e.g. nitinol}
A61F2002/30092 (Using shape memory or superelastic materials) appears on 1,220 US grants and 1,287 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Osteosynthesis Device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240574 A1Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Medical devices containing compositions of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199563 A1Tepha, Inc.
- Intradiscal fixation systems9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191662 A1Globus Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis2,683US 5,695,504 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Shape-memory surgical staple apparatus and method for use in surgical suturing2,372US 4,485,816 AAlchemia Limited · 1984
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Clip and osteosynthesis plate with dynamic compression and self-retention1,992US 5,246,443 A1993
- Resilient arm mesh deployer1,885US 5,405,360 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1995