US Patent No: 7,371,067

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Simulation method for designing customized medical devices

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Abstract

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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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCHTOKYO2080
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD1740
LABORATORIES FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYSINGAPORE4

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, James H Rochester, NY 32 395
Brody, William R Baltimore, MD 4 106
Cai, Yiyu Singapore, SG 4 86
Chui, Chee-Kong Singapore, SG 5 129
Nowinski, Wieslaw L Singapore, SG 17 112
Wang, Yaoping Singapore, SG 8 108

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