Medshape Solutions, Inc.

Jhordan Gil

Roy Junius Rusly

A medical device implant made with a shape-memory material is originally produced in a 'permanent' configuration. The implant is then 'programmed' into a temporary (typically smaller sized) configuration to facilitate implantation, after which, an external stimulus activates the implant to return to its permanent configuration. Apparatus and methods include inserting a first portion of the implant into an aperture of a compression fixture base, heating the implant, and then driving and compressing the remaining portion of the implant, which has a different, typically larger profile than that of the first portion, into the aperture with a compression fixture cover to &#x201c;program&#x201d; the remaining portion. The resulting programmed implant has first and remaining portions that have identical, or substantially identical, profiles.

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Norcross, GA, United States of America

Jhordan Gil