Patent ID: 11969565
Assignee: SCOTT & WHITE HEALTHCARE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 8:
9. A programmable medical wire system, comprising:
a programmable wire assembly, comprising:
a core conductor;
a first selective conductor portion comprising a first set of selective conductors and a second set of selective conductors;
a first actuator portion comprising a first set of actuator conductors electrically coupled to first set of selective conductors, the first set of actuator conductors being programmed to move toward a predetermined shape based on actuation by a heat increase from thermal resistive electrical energy applied through selective conductors electrically coupled to the first set of actuator conductors;
a second selective conductor portion at a different longitudinal position along the programmable wire assembly than the first actuator portion and comprising the second set of selective conductors; and
a second actuator portion disposed at a different longitudinal position than the first actuator portion and configured to control movement of the programmable wire assembly independently of the first actuator portion, the second actuator portion comprising a second set of actuator conductors electrically coupled to the second set of selective conductors, the second set of actuator conductors being programmed to move toward a predetermined shape that is separate and independent of the predetermined shape of the first set of actuator conductors by a heat increase based on thermal resistive energy applied through the selective conductors electrically coupled to the second set of actuator conductors.