公开(公告)号：US20180311406A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-01

申请号：US15965284

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Francis ,  Brett Vegoe ,  Curtis Goreham-Voss ,  Dhiraj Catoor ,  Scott Robertson

IPC: A61L27/04 ,  A61F2/24 ,  C22F1/10

CPC classification number: C22C19/03 ,  A61F2/06 ,  A61F2/94 ,  A61L27/06 ,  A61L31/022 ,  A61L31/14 ,  C21D2201/01 ,  C22C1/02 ,  C22C14/00 ,  C22F1/006 ,  C22F1/10

Abstract: Methods for controlling properties of structural elements of implantable medical devices, where the structural elements contain shape memory alloys (SMAs) include promoting or inhibiting in vivo formation of R-phase crystal structure or converging or separating the R-phase from the austenite phase.