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Self-adaptive, ultra-low elastic modulus shape memory alloys
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2017-09-05)
Methods of manufacturing biocompatible, corrosion resistant, self-adaptive, shape-memory titanium-based alloys by using specific ranges of elements in the alloy. Subsequent to melting, the alloy may undergo heat treating, ...
Hemorrhage management system
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-04-23)
An embodiment includes a wound dressing comprising: a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam, including open cells, having first and second states; and a hydrogel (HG) included within the cells; wherein (a) in a first position a ...
Shape memory polymer scaffolds for tissue defects
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2018-03-27)
A method of making a shape memory polymer (SMP) tissue scaffold includes forming a salt template and adding a macromer solution to the salt template. The macromer solution may include a photoinitiator solution. The method ...
Solvent depression of transition temperature to selectively stimulate actuation of shape memory polymer foams
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2021-09-07)
An embodiment of the invention is a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam designed to recover its original shape through exposure to a solvent. Thermo-responsive SMPs are polymers designed to maintain a programmed secondary shape ...
Hemorrhage management system
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2021-06-01)
An embodiment includes a wound dressing comprising: a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam, including open cells, having first and second states; and a hydrogel (HG) included within the cells; wherein (a) in a first position a ...
Vascular prosthesis for leak prevention during endovascular aneurysm repair
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-11-26)
An embodiment includes a process for treating an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endoleak with a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam device. First, a bifurcated stent graft is placed within the aneurysm while a micro guidewire ...
Solvent depression of transition temperature to selectively stimulate actuation of shape memory polymer foams
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-02-04)
An embodiment of the invention is a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam designed to recover its original shape through exposure to a solvent. Thermo-responsive SMPs are polymers designed to maintain a programmed secondary shape ...
Surface modification of polymer foams using plasma
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-09-22)
An embodiment includes a system comprising: a monolithic shape memory polymer (SMP) foam having first and second states; wherein the SMP foam includes: (a) polyurethane, (b) an inner half portion having inner reticulated ...
Medical devices coated with shape memory polymer foams
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-02-18)
An embodiment includes a system comprising: a substrate of a medical device; an un-foamed polyurethane coating directly contacting the substrate and fixedly attached to the substrate; a thermoset polyurethane shape memory ...
Mechanical reticulation of polymeric-based closed cell foams
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020-05-12)
Polymeric based closed cell foams, such as shape memory polymer foams, contain bubbles. Making these bubbles continuous is called reticulation. Disclosed are embodiments of a device and method to controllably reticulate ...