Rajesh Ramesh, Conti J C, Strope E R
Dynatek Dalta Scientific Instruments, 105 E Fourth St, Galena, MO 65656, USA.
Biomed Sci Instrum. 2007;43:54-62.
Evaluation of a medical device requires human or animal studies to be conducted. In the past decade, the use of mock arteries or mock vessels has found its place in the cardiovascular industry as a best alternative to researchers. Mechanical characteristics of the mock artery play a significant role on the stent and vascular grafts being tested. It is these mechanical characteristics that determine the amount of load applied on the medical device thus deciding the validity of the fatigue test on the devices. This paper is an effort towards determining the distension of the mock artery and relating it to the distension of the vascular stent.
对医疗设备的评估需要进行人体或动物研究。在过去十年中，模拟动脉或模拟血管的使用在心血管行业中已成为研究人员的最佳替代方案。模拟动脉的机械特性对正在测试的支架和血管移植物起着重要作用。正是这些机械特性决定了施加在医疗设备上的负载量，从而决定了设备疲劳测试的有效性。本文致力于确定模拟动脉的扩张情况，并将其与血管支架的扩张情况相关联。
