Joint replica models and methods of using same for testing medical devices
US7699615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein are joint replica models 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 properties, and component-to-component interfacial properties with the appropriate target tissue and anatomy.
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