A surgical instrument is used for temporary use in a medical procedure in a mammalian body. The surgical instrument is configured to be changed between two shapes upon application of one or both of heating and cooling. The instrument includes a first member, a second member having a surface configured...http://www.google.ca/patents/US20030060685?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030060685 - Superelastic/shape memory tissue stabilizers and surgical instruments
