11 May 2006 (Thursday)
Timeline Topic Chair Speaker
08:00 - 11:00 Session 1: NiTinol in medical applivations and devices Jim Proft  
8:00 - 8:15 Opening Ceremony   J.  Proft
8:10 - 8:20 Overview: Possibilities for NiTinol in medical applications   T. Duerig
8:20 - 8:30 Overview: NiTinol in medical technology   H. Fischer
8:30 - 8:40 Overview: A guide for designing medical devices out of NiTinol   A. Pelton
8:40 - 8:45 Discussion   J. Proft
8:45 - 9:00 Short Break    
9:00 - 9:10 Economic requirements to innovative instruments   M. Schurr
9:10 - 9:20 Flexible instruments in laparoscopic surgery   D. Birkett
9:20 - 9:30 Use of martensic NiTinol in designing innovative instruments   N.N.
9:30 - 9:40 Steerable (ichworm) devices for autonomous diagnosis in the colon   N.N.
9:40 - 9:50 New steering mechanism for catheters   N.N.
9:50 - 10:00 Discussion   J. Proft
10:00 - 11:00 Break for Breakfast (time buffer)    
11:00 - 12:00 Hands on session: NiTinol in medical applivations and devices Melzer, Duerig, Fischer  
11:00 - 11:20 Basics of implantation, instruments and methods based on NiTinol   A. Melzer
11:20 - 12:00 Workshop    
13:00 - 14:00 Break für Lunch (time buffer)    
14:00 - 16:00 Session 2: Nitinol alloy research and development for medical devices D. Birkett  
14:00 - 14:10 Long term results for future changes in designing NiTinol implants   K.-E. Grund
14:10 - 14:20 New drug release coating for longer lasting implants   N.N.
14:20 - 14:30 DLC coating and the attachement of different cells on this surface   N.N.
14:30 - 14:40 Porous NiTinol and the cell growing behaviour   N.N.
14:40 - 14:45 Discussion   D. Birkett
14:45 - 15:00 Short Break (time buffer)    
15:00 - 15:10 Application problems with catheter based implants   N.N.
15:10 - 15:20 Radiological demands on implants out of NiTinol   A. Melzer
15:20 -15:30 N.N.   N.N.
15:30 - 15:40 N.N.   N.N.
15:40 - 15:45 Discussion   D. Birkett
15:45 - 16:00 Coffeebreak (time buffer)    
16:00 - 17:30 Parallelsession: SMIT Mems instrumentation, real-time-systems, sensors, actuators and microtechniques M. Schurr  
16:00 - 16:15 MEMS for Neuro applications   J. Judy
16:15 - 16.30 DARPA MEMS (Program Manager)   D. Polla
16:30 - 16:45 Microfluidics   A. Lee
16:45 - 17:00 BioMEMS, polymer-, cell-based-, optical-devices   L. Lee
16:00 - 17:30 Parallelsession: SMIT Rob Robotics in Surgery M. Menciassi  
16:00 - 16:15 Special Lecture: Robotics and Image guided Radiation Therapy   M. Menciassi
16:15 - 16.30 Cyberknife   J. Adler
16:30 - 16:45 N.N.   N.N.
16:45 - 17:00 Discussion   M. Menciassi
18:00 Get together: Joint Barbeque at Pebble Beach with SMST delegates