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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 1994
Filed:
May. 05, 1993
Mir A Imran, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gholam-Reza Zadno-Azizi, Newark, CA (US);
Mark L Pomeranz, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Intelliwire, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Device comprising an elongate tubular member having proximal and distal extremities and having a section with a plurality of lumens extending from the proximal extremity to the section. At least two conductive elements are disposed in the lumens in said section of the elongate tubular member. The conductive elements are formed of a conductive metal alloy having a recoverable strain in excess of 1% and exhibiting a martensitic phase transformation. Electrical current is supplied to the at least one conductive element. The section has at least one portion. A current conductor is carried by said at least one conductive element for shunting current flow around the at least one portion of said at least one conductive element.