Demonstrating SMA for medical treatments

Medical applications for shape memory alloys (SMA) include repair of fractured bones, adjustment of teeth, repair of damaged aorta, etc. Tony Anson, founder of Anson Medical UK, is here demonstrating the use of SMA in repairing fractured bones at a seminar at Farnborough, July 2002. He began to investigate back in 1992 how SMA could be used in medical treatments when at Brunel University’s Institute of Bioengineering. His company is now making important contributions to the medical devices market.