Lumenous Device Technologies, Sunnyvale, Calif., introduces a unique method to improve and enable new devices using locally differential heat treatment of Nitinol.
Shape memory polymer device simplifies and streamlines ACL reconstruction
MedShape Inc., Atlanta, announces FDA 510(k) clearance for its shape-memory PEEK ExoShape Femoral Soft Tissue Fastener for soft tissue graft fixation on the femoral side of the knee joint during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery.
Allegheny Technologies NiTiNb shape memory alloy designed for coupling devices
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, offers its NiTiNb shape memory alloy for coupling devices that need cryogenic martensite transformation temperatures and also need room temperature storage capability.
Study will evaluate shape-memory alloy wires around concrete columns to prevent deterioration
A team of researchers from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and Qatar University has won a $779,000 grant based on shape memory alloy reinforcements for deteriorating reinforced-concrete structures such as bridges.
Nanoindentation technique reveals phase transformation in magnetic shape memory alloys
Researchers at Texas A&M University, College Station, have examined stress-induced martensitic phase transformations in magnetic shape memory alloys via in-situ nanoindentation techniques.