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High-modulus superelastic alloy wire for medical and dental purposes

  • US 8,801,633 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2009
  • Issued: 08/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wire used for one of medical or orthodontia purposes, comprising an elongated, flexible metal wire core at least partially formed of a superelastic trinary alloy, the superelastic trinary alloy having both an upper plateau (UP) and a lower plateau (LP) from a 3-point bend test that are respectively greater than a UP and a LP from same 3-point bend test of binary Nitinol alloy with substantially similar diameter as the wire core, the superelastic trinary alloy formed via high temperature and torsion treatment straightening solely.

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