MULTI-USE MEDICAL DEVICES COMPRISING SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY TO BLOCK USE BEFORE DISINFECTION/STERILIZATION

MULTI-USE MEDICAL DEVICES COMPRISING SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY TO BLOCK USE BEFORE DISINFECTION/STERILIZATION

A method of ensuring an electrical connector for a medical device is disinfected or sterilized is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving the medical connector in a blocked state, wherein a component of the medical connector comprises a shape-memory alloy (SMA); and heating the medical connector...

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Hauptverfasser: PELSSERS, Eduard, Gerard, Marie, VAN ROOIJ, Johannes, Antonius, JOYE, Neil, Francis, MUEHLSTEFF, Jens
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CURRENT COLLECTORS
ELECTRICITY
LINE CONNECTORS
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Zusammenfassung:A method of ensuring an electrical connector for a medical device is disinfected or sterilized is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving the medical connector in a blocked state, wherein a component of the medical connector comprises a shape-memory alloy (SMA); and heating the medical connector to a sufficient temperature to change a shape of the SMA to an unblocked state. A medical connector comprising the SMA material is also disclosed.