Analyte monitor

JG Aceti, ZG Loewy, RM Moroney III… - US Patent …, 2005 - Google Patents
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Expandable vertebral prosthesis

WS Rhoda, N Hansell, A Lee - US Patent 7,674,296, 2010 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to an expandable prosthetic implant device for engagement
between vertebrae generally comprising an inner member, outer member, and gear mem …

Shape memory polymer nanocomposites

K Gall, ML Dunn, Y Liu, D Finch, M Lake, NA Munshi - Acta Materialia, 2002 - Elsevier
The paper describes the fabrication and characterization of composites with a shape
memory polymer matrix and SiC nanoparticulate reinforcements. Composites based on a …

Implants formed of shape memory polymeric material for spinal fixation

P Wisnewski - US Patent 7,794,476, 2010 - Google Patents
This invention relates to a orthopedic implant that comprises a shape memory polymeric
material. The orthopedic implant can be fabricated or molded in a desired configuration …

Implant delivery and detachment system and method

B Cox - US Patent App. 10/739,646, 2005 - Google Patents
The present invention provides for implant device delivery apparatuses and related methods
of use. An apparatus of the present invention may include a pusher member selectively …

Analyte monitor

JG Aceti, ZG Loewy, RM Moroney III… - US Patent …, 2003 - Google Patents
Provided is an analyte monitoring device having a housing, the device comprising: a
plurality of needles, each having a tip, a retracted position, a position wherein the tip is …

Thermomechanics of the shape memory effect in polymers for biomedical applications

K Gall, CM Yakacki, Y Liu, R Shandas… - … Research Part A: An …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We examine the shape memory effect in polymer networks intended for biomedical, and
specifically cardiovascular, applications. The polymers were synthesized by …

Autonomous, ambulatory analyte monitor or drug delivery device

JG Aceti, SE Mcbride, RM Moroney III… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
The invention relates to analyte monitoring/drug (pharma ceutical agent) delivery device.
The invention is Suited for monitoring various blood constituents Such as glucose. The …

Thermomechanics of shape memory polymer nanocomposites

Y Liu, K Gall, ML Dunn, P McCluskey - Mechanics of Materials, 2004 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) have the capacity to recover large strains when pre-
deformed at an elevated temperature, cooled to a lower temperature, and reheated. The …

Analyte monitor

JG Aceti, ZG Lowey, RM Moroney, CC Gregory… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
Provided is an analyte monitoring device having a housing, the device comprising: a
plurality of needles, each having a tip, a retracted position, a position wherein the tip is …