EndoShape’s shape memory polymers (SMPs) belong to a category of products known as smart materials that have the ability to change size and shape in response to changes in temperature, or other triggers. Using a temperature-dependent process, these polymers can be deformed into any shape, and when stimulated, regain a previous “memory” shape to achieve their function. EndoShape’s proprietary materials and processes allow the company to tailor these materials for targeted applications.

Shape memory metals are currently very popular in medicine. EndoShape’s SMPs have advantages over shape memory metals for certain applications, including cost, higher recoverable strain levels, ease of manufacturing, better flexibility in navigating tortuous paths, and great versatility in fabricating extremely small, highly complex actuators.