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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, York, GB;
Malcolm Brown, Otley, GB;
Mark Bonner, Leeds, GB;
Ian MacMillan Ward, Leeds, GB;
Michael Andrew Hall, Middlesbrough, GB;
John Rose, Collierville, TN (US);
Mason James Bettenga, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61L 27/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/46 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 31/12 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); B29C 61/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); B29C 55/30 (2006.01); B29C 61/02 (2006.01); B29C 61/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7275 (2013.01); A61B 17/686 (2013.01); A61L 27/443 (2013.01); A61L 27/46 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 31/126 (2013.01); A61L 31/127 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); B29C 61/0608 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01); A61L 2400/16 (2013.01); B29C 55/30 (2013.01); B29C 61/02 (2013.01); B29C 61/04 (2013.01); Y10T 428/139 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1393 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a shape memory polymer material containing at least one two dimensional region having a first amount of stored stress in a first direction and a second amount of stored stress higher than the first amount of stored stress in a second direction, wherein the two dimensional region is capable of changing shape in only one of the first or second directions.