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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Applicant:
Kenneth A. Gall, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth A. Gall, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Medshape Solutions, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus described herein may utilize activation of an SMP material to install medical devices with respect to a surgical site. Activation of the SMP material may be performed with the use of a triggering force and/or a constraint applied to the SMP material. Activation using a triggering force and/or a constraint may be used to create varied activation rates in an SMP material and may be combined with temperature or other activation stimuli to create the varied activation rates.