The frozen elephant procedure, as a hybrid method to treat aortic pathologies involving the aortic arch and the proximal descending aorta, has become an accepted treatment option. We report two late fractures of the nitinol stents of the endograft of an early frozen elephant trunk prosthesis. One patient suffered from a tear of the woven polyester fabric, causing a Type III endoleak and rapid p...

NiTi (also called Nitinol) transforms from cubic (austenite) to monoclinic (martensite), and vice versa, owing the shape memory effect superelasticity. Nitinol has a large number of biomedical applications because its low elastic modulus close that natural bone material good resistance corrosion fatigue, in addition transformation temperatures nitinol are body temperature. It many other importa...

A process for fabrication of shape memory alloy MEMS actuators on a elastomeric polymer substrate is described. These actuators are designed for use on innovative soft body robots. Patterned shape memory alloy (nitinol) is sputter deposited on a polyimide mesh structure. The mesh substrate acts as a bias spring to de-twin the shape memory alloy in the martensite phase. Significant portions of t...

Method Porcine cardiac xenografts were treated by decellularization, immunologic modification with alpha-galactosidase, space filler, GA fixation in organic solvent, and detoxification. The nitinol (Nikel-Titanium, shape memory alloy) frame is comprised of a braided wire that reverts to its original shape and locks the valve into position as deployed. We manufactured the stented valve with the ...

An essential problem in developing concentric-tube continuum robots is to determine the shape of the robot, which is dependent on robot structure and external load. A comprehensive model that takes into considerations of influencing factors is hence required. In this work, the shape modeling of a type of concentric-tube continuum robot built with a collection of super-elastic NiTiNol tubes is s...

Abstract Nitinol became one of the most prominent materials for biomedical devices. The unique properties such as shape memory effect and superelasticity enabled new applications, particularly in field stent technologies. Due to their thermosensitivity, manufacturing processes are required that control heat accumulation material. Here we investigate femtosecond laser ablation supported by a wat...

An overview of the typical in-vitro test methods used to characterize the performance of Nitinol stents is presented. Characterization requires a consistent definition and understanding of radial force as well as a consideration of the sensitivity of the various methods to friction, fixture compliance, material uncertainty and other experimental factors. These sensitivities are demonstrated usi...

To evaluate the potential utility of a self-expandable intratracheal nitinol stent with flared ends for the treatment of tracheal collapse in dogs, endotracheal stenting therapy was performed under fluoroscopic guidance in four dogs with severe tracheal collapse. During the 4 to 7 month followup, after stent implantation, clinical signs, including dyspnea and respiratory distress, dramatically ...

Medical staples are one of the nitinol shape memory alloys applications which their pedicles have to be bent for suitable function with an appropriate angle at a specified temperature .It is achievable by shape memory effect. For this purpose, samples of nitinol super elastic alloys were bent in a steel mold with different angles & formed orthopedic staples. Then shape memory effect was induced...