Simulation method for designing customized medical devices
Patent 7371067 Issued on May 13, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date: March 5, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
434/262, ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, OR SURGERY RELATING TO HUMAN BEING623/901, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROSTHETIC DEVICE700/95, Product assembly or manufacturing700/96, Integrated system (Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)700/97, Design or planning700/98, 3-D product design (e.g., solid modeling)703/13, SIMULATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM706/59, Creation or modification324/309, To obtain localized resonance within a sample716/5, Design verification (e.g., wiring line capacitance, fan-out checking, minimum path width)700/182, Including CAD, CAM, or CIM technique216/52, MECHANICALLY SHAPING, DEFORMING, OR ABRADING OF SUBSTRATE700/163, 3-D sculpturing using nontracing prototype sensor600/407, Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation706/11, HAVING PARTICULAR USER INTERFACE700/121, Integrated circuit production or semiconductor fabrication128/898, Methods700/161, Tracing or duplicating703/11, Biological or biochemical703/1STRUCTURAL DESIGN
The invention provides a system for virtually designing a medical device conformed for use with a specific patient. Using the system, a three-dimensional geometric model of a patient-specific body cavity or lumen is reconstructed from scanned volume images such as obtained x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), ultrasound (US), angiography or other imaging modalities. Knowledge of the physical properties of the cavity/lumen is obtained by determining the relationship between image density and the stiffness or elasticity of tissues in the body cavity or lumen and is used to model interactions between a simulated device and a simulated body cavity or lumen.
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March 5, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
