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Device for Improved Efficiency of Tubes Used in Stents and Other Medical Devices
Cleans Interior and Exterior of Capillary Tubes to Improve Flow of Fluid This cleaning device for tubing used in stents, other medical devices, and flexible piping systems allows internal and external cleaning of capillary tubes to improve the flow of fluid. The worldwide market for stents, which are mesh tubes used to hold open arteries, is expected...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Hitomi Greenslet, Xueyu Du, Valens Nteziyaremye, Timothy Pham
Keywords(s): Biodegradable, Magnesium, micro machine parts, microprocess polishing, Polishing, Stent, stent manufacturing
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical
Orthopedic Implants that are Safely Absorbed after the Body has Healed
Promotes new bone and prevents stress shielding to speed recoveryThese nontoxic biomedical implants stabilize fractures or temporarily assist the healing of damaged bone. The body safely absorbs these devices once they are no longer needed. Composed of a magnesium alloy that contains calcium and strontium, these implants not only mimic natural bone's...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Benjamin Keselowsky, Michele Manuel, Harpreet Brar, Malisa Sarntinoranont, Ida Svensson Berglund
Keywords(s): Bioabsorbable, biocompatible, Composite, dissolution, Drug-eluting, Magnesium, Medical Device, Orthopedic, Strontium
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Consumable