Stent Dimensions
The generic balloon expandable stent, a.k.a. the gStent-BE, is laser-cut from stainless steel tubing the same as most commercially available stents. It has a [...]
High Speed Testing of Medical Devices and Materials
An important input to FEA is material characterization and limit information. In our laboratory we use a Bose 3230 test system for achieving test [...]
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 [...]
The Selection of Nitinol Material Models for FEA Simulations
Nitinol is a unique metallic alloy that is ideally suited to use in medical devices. It has excellent biocompatibility and most of all it [...]
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 [...]