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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Applicants:
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (US);
Patrick T. Mather, Syracuse, NY (US);
Pine Yang, Syracuse, NY (US);
Inventors:
Patrick T. Mather, Syracuse, NY (US);
Pine Yang, Syracuse, NY (US);
Assignee:
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Syracuse, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/92 (2006.01); B29D 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29K 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/329 (2013.01); B29C 47/0016 (2013.01); B29C 47/0023 (2013.01); B29C 47/0066 (2013.01); B29C 47/92 (2013.01); B29D 23/001 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3212 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3284 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); B29C 2947/92704 (2013.01); B29K 2033/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0012 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7544 (2013.01);
Abstract
A needle having shaft that forms a tip and a portion proximate to the tip that is formed from a shape memory polymer. The shaft of the needle may be programmed to curl from a straight configuration to a curved configuration upon triggering by heat, thereby moving the sharp tip and providing a non-stick needle for safe and easy disposal.