Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (SMST) (September 21-25, 2008): 3 A - Medical Applications I

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11 3 A - Medical Applications I

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: 9:00 AM-10:40 AM
Auditorium (Palazzo dei Congressi di Stresa)
Session Chair:
Dr. Andreas Schuessler
9:00 AM
11.2
Analysis and evaluation of the dynamic performance of SMA actuators for prosthetic hand design
Mr. Kevin T. O'Toole, Dublin Institute of Technology; Mr. Mark M. McGrath, Dublin Institute of Technology; Dr. Eugene Coyle, Dublin Institute of Technology
9:15 AM
11.3
NITINOL EMBOLIC PROTECTION FILTERS: DESIGN INVESTIGATION BY COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS
Mr. Michele Conti, University of Pavia; Dr. Matthieu De Beule, Ghent University; Peter Mortier, Ghent University; Denis Van Loo, Ghent University; Prof. Pascal Verdonck, Ghent University; Prof. Patrick Segers, Ghent University; Prof. Frank Vermassen, Ghent University Hospital; Prof. Benedict Verhegghe, Ghent University; Prof. Ferdinando Auricchio, University of Pavia
9:30 AM
11.4
Ingrown nail correcting device using Cu-Al-Mn shape memory alloy
Dr. Toshihiro Omori, Tohoku University; Dr. Yuji Sutou, Tohoku University; Dr. Nobuko Tabata, Japanese Red Cross Sendai Hospital; Dr. Kaoru Hayasaka, Japanese Red Cross Sendai Hospital; Dr. Masaya Ishibashi, Tohoku University; Dr. Takaki Suetake, Suetake Dermatology Clinic; Prof. Ryosuke Kainuma, Tohoku University; Prof. Kiyohito Ishida, Tohoku University
9:45 AM
11.5
Static and Cyclic Load-Deflection Characteristics of NiTi Orthodontic Archwires Using Modified BendingTests
Prof. Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, University of Tehran; Mrs. Tahereh Shahhoseini, University of Tehran; Ms. Maryam Haj-Fathalian, University of Tehran; Dr. Mohamad Habibi-parsa, University of Tehran; Dr. Tahereh Hoseinzadeh-nik, School of Dentistry; Dr. Hananeh Ghadirian, School of Dentistry
10:00 AM
11.6
Pseudoelastic alloy devices for spastic elbow relaxation
Dr. Stefano Viscuso, CNR IENI Institute for Energetics and Interphases - Italian National Research Council; Simone Pittaccio, CNR IENI Institute for Energetics and Interphases - Italian National Research Council; Elena Villa, CNR IENI Institute for Energetics and Interphases - Italian National Research Council; Stefano Besseghini, CNR IENI Institute for Energetics and Interphases - Italian National Research Council; Marco Caimmi, Ospedale Valduce Centro di Riabilitazione Villa Beretta; Giulio Gasperini, Ospedale Valduce Centro di Riabilitazione Villa Beretta; Silvano Pirovano, Ospedale Valduce Centro di Riabilitazione Villa Beretta; Franco Molteni, Ospedale Valduce Centro di Riabilitazione Villa Beretta
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