Method of fabricating, artificial limbs incorporating superelastic supports

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7178218
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10906203

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The invention is directed to a method of fabricating an artificial limb. The method includes the steps of: cutting one or more superelastic materials to a desired length, forming the superelastic material into a desired resting configuration of an artificial limb using a fixture that includes the desired resting configuration, heating the superelastic material to between 300 degrees Celsius and 750 degrees Celsius, cooling the superelastic material, and removing the superelastic material from the fixture.

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CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES INC4574 COUNTRY LANE LIVERMORE CA 94550

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Hare, William Douglas Princeton, NJ 4 72
Houser, Russell A Livermore, CA 85 11906

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