Method of making tissue simulating analog materials and models made from same
US7272766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are synthetic anatomical models, and methods of making and using same, that are designed to enable simulated use testing by medical device companies, medical device designers, individual inventors, or any other entity interested in the performance of medical devices. These models are unique in possessing a level of complexity that allows them to be substituted for either a live animal, an animal cadaver, or a human cadaver in the testing of these devices. These models are further characterized by a similarity of geometry, individual component physical characteristics, and component-to-component interfacial properties with the appropriate target tissue and anatomy.
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