Biomedical Case Histories

Biomedical Case Histories

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Cardiovascular Stent Stress Analysis - A manufacturer of cardiovascular stents developed a new design that required FDA approval before it could be sold in the United States. In order to obtain this approval it had to be shown that the stent could withstand the balloon expansion process without developing any cracks...

CS03-0114Mc

Cement Mantle Stress Analysis for a Total Hip Replacement Design - ... a hip stem manufacturer came to MSI to develop a better understanding of the effect of their hip stem design on the cement mantle stress distribution and to find ways to improve it...

CS03-0118Mc

Contact Stress Analysis of a Total Knee Replacement Design - ...Although great strides have been made in improving the wear performance of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), tibial insert wear is still one of the most important failure mechanisms.

CS03-0154Mc

Spinal Implant Deployment and In Vivo Performance - A manufacturer of an innovative spinal implant approached MSI for help in assessing the implant’s structural integrity...

CS03-0153Mc

Spinal-Implant Fatigue Stress Analysis - A manufacturer of spinal implant systems had developed a new external-fixation clamping device to the stage that it was ready to undergo required compression-fatigue testing...

CS04-0155Mp