Medical needle and method of maintaining sharpness of needle

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PATENT NO 10668189
APP PUB NO 20180280585A1
SERIAL NO

15874269

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Disclosed is a medical needle used for performing a piercing or insertion operation on an object repetitively, the medical needle comprising a needle body and a metallic glass material layer formed on a surface of the needle body, the metallic glass material layer comprising an alloy consisting of aluminum, zirconium, copper and tantalum. With the presence of the metallic glass material layer covering the needle body, the medical needle may maintain its sharpness after having performed multiple piercing or insertion operations to enhance durability, minimize the increase of maximum piercing or insertion force resulted from piercing or insertion operations, and decrease injury to the object caused by piercing or insertion operations.

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NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNO 43 SEC 4 KEELUNG RD DA-AN DIST TAIPEI CITY 106

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Shih-Hsin Taipei, TW 12 48
Chen, Ming-Jen Taipei, TW 25 157
Chu, Jinn P Taipei, TW 23 61
Jiang, Guei-Huang Taipei, TW 1 1

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