MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641051982 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology, Mangalore, Karnataka, on April 23, for 'intramedullary rod for implantation.'
Inventor(s) include Ahmed, Mohammed Sameer; Vineet; and Rudra, Bhawana.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An intramedullary rod (100) for implantation includes a nested sleeve assembly (104) adapted to be received within an intramedullary canal (110) of a subject and have an inner member (104a) and an outer member (104b) arranged coaxially and adapted to translate relative to one another along a longitudinal axis. A shape memory alloy actuator (104) disposed within the nested sleeve assembly (104) undergoes a thermally induced phase transition upon heating to produce axial expansion. A unidirectional force-transmission unit (300) operatively coupled to the shape memory alloy actuator (106) captures the axial expansion for producing incremental extension of the nested sleeve assembly (104). A locking member disposed within the nested sleeve assembly (104) establishes contact with the unidirectional force-transmission unit (300) and maintains the incremental extension by preventing contraction of the inner member (104a) relative to the outer member (104b) upon cooling of the shape memory alloy actuator (106)."
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