Pseudoelasticity

Dr. Ming H. Wu, Former Senior Vice President of Engineering at Edwards Lifesciences, Joins Medeologix as Board Member and Advisor

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Monday, October 9, 2023

Throughout his illustrious career at Edwards Lifesciences, he played a pivotal role in advancing cutting-edge technologies in heart valve design, testing and manufacturing.

Key Points: 
  • Throughout his illustrious career at Edwards Lifesciences, he played a pivotal role in advancing cutting-edge technologies in heart valve design, testing and manufacturing.
  • A reliable partner like Medeologix, with its efficient one-stop approach and expertise in design for manufacturability and scaled-up manufacturing, is device industry's ideal collaborator.
  • With Dr. Wu's joining as a board member and advisor, Medeologix is able to further enhance its technology capability and industry networking, and demonstrate its dedication to serving customers' needs.
  • His affiliation and involvement in Shape Memory and Superelasticity (SMST) has helped shape the field of materials science and engineering for medical device applications.

Insights on the Memory Alloys Global Market to 2026 - by Alloy Type, End-use Industry, Functionality Type, Application and Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, June 25, 2021

The "Shape Memory Alloys Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Shape Memory Alloys Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global shape memory alloys market exhibited strong growth during 2015-2020.
  • Looking forward, the publisher expects the global shape memory alloys market to grow at a CAGR of around 11% during the forecast period (2021-2026).
  • Shape memory alloys (SMA) are various metallic elements that exhibit both pseudoelasticity and shape memory effect in response to changes in temperature and electromagnetic force.

MedShape Announces Commercial Launch of DynaNail Mini® for Medial Column Fusion

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Featuring MedShape's patented superelastic nickel titanium (NiTiNOL) technology, the DynaNail Mini is the first internal fixation device designed specifically for medial column fusion that offers maintained active compression post-surgery to promote bone healing and joint stability.

Key Points: 
  • Featuring MedShape's patented superelastic nickel titanium (NiTiNOL) technology, the DynaNail Mini is the first internal fixation device designed specifically for medial column fusion that offers maintained active compression post-surgery to promote bone healing and joint stability.
  • Under a limited market release since 2019, the DynaNail Mini has been successfully implanted in a number of medial column fusion procedures by a select group of leading foot and ankle surgeons across the country.
  • According to Kent Ellington, MD (OrthoCarolina Foot & Ankle Institute, Charlotte, NC), one of the first surgeons to implant the DynaNail Mini in a medial column fusion:
    "I use the DynaNail Mini for medial column fusion with my most challenging patientsincluding those with Charcot neuroarthropathy.
  • DynaNail and DynaNail Mini are registered trademarks of MedShape, Inc.
    1Ford SE, Cohen BE, Davis WH Jones CP.

Panther Orthopedics Announces Successful Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes of its PUMA System

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Panther Orthopedics, Inc., is pleased to announce the commercial success with exceptional mid-term clinical outcomes of its PUMA System.

Key Points: 
  • Panther Orthopedics, Inc., is pleased to announce the commercial success with exceptional mid-term clinical outcomes of its PUMA System.
  • The PUMA System is the first and only FDA cleared superelastic syndesmosis device featuring a spring-like design that provides initial and continuous compression without the need to over-tension.
  • The PUMA System is a nitinol-based fixation device for the ankle syndesmosis which provides stabilization without over-compression or loosening with cyclical loading.
  • Panther Orthopedics, Inc., based in Silicon Valley, is developing superelastic fixation devices for orthopedic trauma and sports medicine applications.

Shape Memory Alloy (SMAs) - Shaping Technology for the Future to Witness 10.2% CAGR From 2019-2025: Energias Market Research

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Monday, December 30, 2019

Owing to properties such as shape memory effect and pseudoelasticity, the material has gained much importance in diverse field of engineering.

Key Points: 
  • Owing to properties such as shape memory effect and pseudoelasticity, the material has gained much importance in diverse field of engineering.
  • Adoption rate of shape memory alloys in medical application have experienced high over the past few years.
  • Key findings from the report:
    Nitinol is widest adopted shape memory alloy, and is accounted to hold majority share of the market in 2018.
  • The report segments global Shape Memory Alloy market on the basis of Type , memory effect, function, application, end-use and region.