Patent ID: 11944352
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 23:
24. The method of claim 19, wherein
(a) the material comprises memory-shape metal;
(b) before restraining the material in the restraining instrument, cooling the material in the first configuration to at or below a first temperature, wherein
(i) the material is operable for being reconfigured to the second configuration when at or below the first temperature;

(c) after cooling the material and while the material is at or below the first temperature, reconfiguring the material into the second configuration, wherein
(i) the material remains in the second configuration absent an external force at the first temperature, and
(ii) the material is capable of moving toward the first configuration at an elevated temperature that is greater than the first temperature;

(d) the step of restraining the material in the restraining instrument comprises
(i) restraining the material while the materials is at or below the first temperature, and
(ii) elevating the temperature of the material to the elevated temperature, wherein the restraining instrument restrains the material from moving from the second configuration toward the first configuration.