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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Syntec Corporation, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, JP;
Kazumi Akatsu, Fukushima, JP;
SYNTEC CORPORATION, Iwaki-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A production method for a medical linear member is provided which is not abraded upon production and which includes a flat shape in a cross section. The method includes the steps of: forming a first spiral body () of an oval shape in a horizontal section by spirally winding a base body (), in which a plurality of wires () formed of a shape-memory alloy is arrayed, around a winding core (); subjecting the first spiral body () to first shape-memory treatment; cutting the first spiral body () into a first predetermined length; forming a second spiral body () of a flat shape in a horizontal section by compressing the first spiral body () in a direction along a short diameter; subjecting the second spiral body () to second shape-memory treatment; and removing the winding core () from the second spiral body ().