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Patent No.:

US 7744604 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2005

Shape memory polymer medical device

Applicants:

Duncan Maitland, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);

William J. Benett, Livermore, CA (US);

Jane P. Bearinger, Livermore, CA (US);

Thomas S. Wilson, San Leandro, CA (US);

Ward Small, Iv, Livermore, CA (US);

Daniel L. Schumann, Concord, CA (US);

Wayne A. Jensen, Livermore, CA (US);

Jason M. Ortega, Pacifica, CA (US);

John E. Marion, Iii, Livermore, CA (US);

Jeffrey M. Loge, Stockton, CA (US);

Inventors:

Duncan Maitland, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);

William J. Benett, Livermore, CA (US);

Jane P. Bearinger, Livermore, CA (US);

Thomas S. Wilson, San Leandro, CA (US);

Ward Small, IV, Livermore, CA (US);

Daniel L. Schumann, Concord, CA (US);

Wayne A. Jensen, Livermore, CA (US);

Jason M. Ortega, Pacifica, CA (US);

John E. Marion, III, Livermore, CA (US);

Jeffrey M. Loge, Stockton, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Eddie E. Scott

John H. Lee

Primary Examiner:

Kevin T Truong

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for removing matter from a conduit. The system includes the steps of passing a transport vehicle and a shape memory polymer material through the conduit, transmitting energy to the shape memory polymer material for moving the shape memory polymer material from a first shape to a second and different shape, and withdrawing the transport vehicle and the shape memory polymer material through the conduit carrying the matter.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Maitland, Duncan. (2010). Shape memory polymer medical device (U.S. Patent No. 7744604). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7744604

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