Surgical instrument

A surgical instrument includes an elongate shaft ( 3 ) adapted to be inserted within the human body, the elongate shaft ( 3 ) being formed of a shape memory material having an initial shape, the shape memory material being malleable at room temperature so that its shape can be changed by hand, and h...

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Main Authors EDWARDS KEVIN C, RYAN PHILLIP A, MYKLEBY PERRY R
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.03.2007
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A surgical instrument includes an elongate shaft ( 3 ) adapted to be inserted within the human body, the elongate shaft ( 3 ) being formed of a shape memory material having an initial shape, the shape memory material being malleable at room temperature so that its shape can be changed by hand, and having a transition temperature such that it reverts to the initial shape when subject to a temperature rise associated with an autoclave sterilisation process.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060503929