Japan, Feb. 24 -- WL GORE & ASSOCIATES INC has got intellectual property rights for 'SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY EXPANSION OF SINGLE STEP.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2021-144651
Category (FI): F03G7/06@F,F03G7/06@E,F03G7/06@Z
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Nitinol medical equipment formation method capable of overcoming defects of the prior art.SOLUTION: In a state where no strain is imparted or minimum strain is imparted, Nitinol is subjected to a shape fixation temperature. Then the shape of Nitinol is substantially deformed during a time when it has a high temperature. After the deformation, Nitinol is kept at the high temperature for a prescribed time so that the shape of the material is fixed. Then Nitinol is returned approximately to a room temperature 20degC by, for example, water-quenching or air cooling.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 (Grant)
Filing Date: Sept. 6, 2021
Publication Date: Dec. 16, 2021
The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100
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