Heart Valve Frame
Well, at least the frame part of it, as imaged using 4D CT. I have my good friend Paul Bishop at the Cleveland Clinic [...]
Generic Balloon Expandable Stent
The ASTM F.04.30.06 undertook an inter-laboratory study for axial fatigue testing of a generic, stainless steel balloon expandable stent. We were interested in resolving [...]
Identifying Worst Case Device Sizes
For medical devices, rarely does "one size fit all". The human body is extremely variable and patient populations, especially those with disease present a [...]
FEA of NIKE AIR
My first job out of graduate school and post-doctorate work was with the footwear company, NIKE. I was fortunate to hire into the health [...]
Contact Interaction for Medical Implants
There are many circumstances when it is necessary to model contact and contact interactions when analyzing medical implants. Such circumstances arise when devices interact [...]
Metallic Medical Implant Material Fatigue Research
With the growing use of Nitinol in medical implants, there is a need for improved characterization of the material behavior of Nitinol and methodologies [...]