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| Session 1A: Nitinol Fatigue I | ||||
| Location: Governors Hall I & V (Radisson Riverfront Hotel) | ||||
| (Please check final room assignments on-site). | ||||
| Session Description: Session Background:
As Nitinol has evolved over the last several years from a scientific curiosity to a metal used commonly in a wide range of medical devices, it has become essential to understand not just the
transformation and elasticity properties but also to quantify and predict the fatigue performance. Nitinol is usually expected to tolerate deformations that far exceed what other metals would tolerate, but limits do exist and they must be understood if one is to safely design and manufacture Nitinol devices.
Session Focus:
Presentations will deal with methods of assessing the fatigue performance of Nitinol test materials as well as actual devices such as stents, the effects of fabrication methods, surface conditions and test environment.
Session Takeaways:
Attendees will obtains a clearer understanding of what factors determine the fatigue life of Nitinol devices, how fatigue life is evaluated, and what general range of fatigue properties can be expected under different conditions for Nitinol devices. | ||||
| Editor: | Dr. Darel E. Hodgson, PhD Nitinol Technology, Inc., Mountain View, CA | |||
| Session Chair: | Dr. Darel E. Hodgson, PhD Nitinol Technology, Inc., Mountain View, CA | |||
| 1:30 PM | SES 1A.1 | Lead Presentation: Effect of Texture on Nitinol Fatigue | ||
| 2:00 PM | SES 1A.2 | Bend Fatigue Characteristics of Nitinol | ||
| 2:20 PM | SES 1A.3 | High Strain Accelerated Fatigue Failure Testing of NiTi Implantable Devices | ||
| 2:40 PM | SES 1A.4 | Cyclic Properties of Superelastic Nitinol Tubing | ||
| 3:00 PM | 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. • Break • Show Floor | |||