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Rahinj GB, Chauhan HS, Sirivella ML, Satyanarayana MV, Ramanan L. Numerical Analysis for Non-Uniformity of Balloon-Expandable Stent Deployment Driven by Dogboning and Foreshortening. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2021; 13:247-264. [PMID: 34431035 DOI: 10.1007/s13239-021-00573-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Stenting is the most common intervention for arteriosclerosis treatment; however, the success of the treatment depends on the incidence of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Stent deployment characteristics are major influencers of ISR and can be measured in terms of dogboning, asymmetry, and foreshortening. This study aimed to analyse the implications of balloon and stent-catheter assembly parameters on the stent deployment characteristics. METHODS Experimental approach to analyse the impact of the balloon and stent-catheter assembly parameters on stent deployment characteristics is a time-consuming and complex task, whereas numerical methods prove to be quick, efficient, and reliable. In this study, eleven finite element models were employed to analyse non-uniform balloon stent expansion pattern, comprised of variation in, stent axial position on balloon, balloon length, balloon folding pattern, and balloon wall thickness. RESULTS Obtained results suggest that the axially noncentral position of the stent on balloon and variable balloon thickness lead to non-uniform stent deployment pattern. Also, it was proved that variation in balloon length and balloon folding pattern influence deployment process. CONCLUSION Improved positional accuracies, uniform balloon wall thickness, and selection of the appropriate length of a balloon for selected stent configuration will help to minimize dogboning, asymmetry, and foreshortening during non-uniform stent expansion, thereby reducing the risk of restenosis. The stated numerical approach will be helpful to optimize stent catheter assembly parameters thus minimizing in-vitro tests and product development time.
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- Ganesh B Rahinj
- Research and Development Department, Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT) Ltd., Surat, India.
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- Research and Development Department, Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT) Ltd., Surat, India
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- Research and Development Department, Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT) Ltd., Surat, India
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- Research and Development Department, Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT) Ltd., Surat, India
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- Research and Development Department, Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT) Ltd., Surat, India
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Kumar A, Bhatnagar N. Finite element simulation and testing of cobalt-chromium stent: a parametric study on radial strength, recoil, foreshortening, and dogboning. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 24:245-259. [PMID: 33021106 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1822823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The effectiveness of cardiovascular stenting procedure depends on the crimping and expansion characteristics of a stent, influenced by its design parameters. In this study, CoCr stents are fabricated, crimped on a tri-folded balloon, and expanded using manual inflation device. Similarly, in the finite element model, a tri-folded balloon is used to expand the stent. The length and diameter are measured to evaluate the radial strength, recoil, foreshortening, and dogboning. The simulation and experimental results match satisfactorily. The validated FE model can be used with confidence to optimize future stent designs, thus reducing the number of testing and product development time.
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- Avinash Kumar
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, New Delhi, India
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Blair RW, Dunne NJ, Lennon AB, Menary GH. Multi-objective optimisation of material properties and strut geometry for poly(L-lactic acid) coronary stents using response surface methodology. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0218768. [PMID: 31449528 PMCID: PMC6709949 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Coronary stents for treating atherosclerosis are traditionally manufactured from metallic alloys. However, metal stents permanently reside in the body and may trigger undesirable immunological responses. Bioresorbable polymer stents can provide a temporary scaffold that resorbs once the artery heals but are mechanically inferior, requiring thicker struts for equivalent radial support, which may increase thrombosis risk. This study addresses the challenge of designing mechanically effective but sufficiently thin poly(L-lactic acid) stents through a computational approach that optimises material properties and stent geometry. Forty parametric stent designs were generated: cross-sectional area (post-dilation), foreshortening, stent-to-artery ratio and radial collapse pressure were evaluated computationally using finite element analysis. Response surface methodology was used to identify performance trade-offs by formulating relationships between design parameters and response variables. Multi-objective optimisation was used to identify suitable stent designs from approximated Pareto fronts and an optimal design is proposed that offers comparable performance to designs in clinical practice. In summary, a computational framework has been developed that has potential application in the design of high stiffness, thin strut polymeric stents.
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- Ross W. Blair
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
- Centre for Medical Engineering Research, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University, Belfast, United Kingdom
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University, Belfast, United Kingdom
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BOKOV PLAMEN, DANTAN PHILIPPE, FLAUD PATRICE. PALMAZ–SCHATZ STENT-OPENING MECHANICS USING A SIMPLE APPROACH INVOLVING THE BALLOON–STENT AND STENT–ARTERY CONTACT PROBLEM: APPLICATION TO BIOPOLYMER STENTS. J MECH MED BIOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1142/s021951941950009x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We used the finite element method-based toolbox COMSOL Multiphysics to address the important question of biopolymer coronary stent mechanics. We evaluated the diameter of the stent, the immediate elastic recoil, the dogboning and the foreshortening during deployment while using an idealized model that took into account the presence of the balloon and the coronary artery wall (equivalent pressure hypothesis). We validated our model using the well-known mechanics of the Palmaz–Schatz metal stent and acquired new data concerning a poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) stent and some other biodegradable co-polymer-based stents. The elastic recoil was relatively high (26.1% to 31.1% depending on the biopolymer used) when taking into account the presence of both the balloon and artery. The dogboning varied from 31% to 46% for the polymer stents and was 62% for the metal stent, suggesting that less arterial damage could be expected with biopolymer stents. Various strut thicknesses were tested for the PLLA stent (114, 180 and 250[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m) and no significant improvement in elastic recoil was observed. We concluded that the stent geometry has a greater impact on the scaffolding role of the structure than the strut thickness, or even the mechanical properties of the stent.
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- PLAMEN BOKOV
- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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Conway C. Coronary Stent Fracture: Clinical Evidence Vs. the Testing Paradigm. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2018; 9:752-760. [DOI: 10.1007/s13239-018-00384-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bahreinizad H, Salimi Bani M, Khosravi A, Karimi A. A numerical study on the application of the functionally graded bioabsorbable materials in the stent design. Artery Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Bukala J, Kwiatkowski P, Malachowski J. Numerical analysis of crimping and inflation process of balloon-expandable coronary stent using implicit solution. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2017; 33. [PMID: 28425201 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.2890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The paper presents an applied methodology for numerical finite element analysis of coronary stent crimping and the free inflation process with the use of a folded noncompliant angioplasty balloon. The use of an implicit scheme is considered as the most original part of the work, as an explicit finite element procedure is very often preferred. Hitherto, when the implicit solution was used for the finite element solution, the simulated issue was largely simplified. Therefore, the authors focused on the modelling methodology with minimum possible simplification, ie, a full load path (compression and inflation in single analysis), solid element discretization, and sophisticated contact models (bodies with highly different stiffness). The obtained results are partially compared with experimental data (radial force during the crimping procedure) and present satisfactory compliance. The authors believe that presented methodology allow for significant improvement of the obtained results, as well as potential extension of the research scope, compared to previous efforts performed using the explicit integration scheme. Moreover, the presented methodology is believed to be suitable for sensitivity and optimization studies.
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- Jakub Bukala
- Department of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science, Military University of Technology, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, Warsaw, 00-908, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Interventional Cardiology, Central Clinical Hospital Ministry of Interior, Woloska 137, Warsaw, 02-507, Poland
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- Department of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science, Military University of Technology, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, Warsaw, 00-908, Poland
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Khosravi A, Akbari A, Bahreinizad H, Salimi Bani M, Karimi A. Optimizing through computational modeling to reduce dogboning of functionally graded coronary stent material. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2017; 28:142. [PMID: 28819891 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-017-5959-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death among the men and women. One of the most suitable treatments for this problem is balloon angioplasty with stenting. Functionally graded material (FGM) stents have shown suitable mechanical behavior in simulations. While their deformation was superior to uniform materials, the study was aimed at finding the most suitable configuration to reach the optimum performance. A combination of finite element method (FEM) and optimization algorithm have been used to fulfil this objective. To do that, three different conditions have been investigated in a Palmaz-Schatz geometry, where in the first and second ones the stent was a combination of steel and CoCr alloy (L605), and the third condition was a combination of CoCr alloy (L605) and CoCr alloy (F562). In the first and third conditions, dogboning was the objective function, but in the second condition a non-uniform deformation indicator was chosen as the objective function. In all three conditions the heterogeneous index was the control variable. The stent in the third condition showed a poor performance. While in the steel/CoCr alloy (L605) stents the heterogeneous index of 0.374 showed the lowest maximum dogboning, the heterogeneous index of 5 had more uniform deformation. Overall due to the lower dogboning of the steel/CoCr alloy (L605) stent with heterogeneous index of 0.374, this stent is recommended as the optimum stent in this geometrical configuration.
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- Arezoo Khosravi
- Atherosclerosis Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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Khosravi A, Bahreinizad H, Bani MS, Karimi A. A numerical study on the application of the functionally graded materials in the stent design. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 73:182-188. [PMID: 28183596 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Undesirable deformation of the stent can induce a significant amount of injure not only to the blood vessel but also to the plaque. The objective of this study was to reduce/minimize these undesirable deformations by the application of Functionally Graded Materials (FGM). To do this, Finite Element (FE) method was employed to simulate the expansion of a stent and the corresponding displacement of the stenosis plaque. Three hyperelastic plaque types as well as five elastoplastic stents were simulated. Dogboning, foreshortening, maximum stress in the plaque, and the pressure which is needed to fully expand the stent for different stent materials, were acquired. While all FGMs had lower dogboning in comparison to the stents made of the uniform materials, the stent with the lowest heterogeneous index displayed the lowest amount of dogboning. Steel stent showed the lowest foreshortening and fully expansion pressure but the difference was much lower than that the one for dogboning. Therefore, the FGM with the heterogeneous index of 0.5 is expected to exhibit the most suitable results. In addition, the results revealed that the material parameters has crucial effects on the deformation of the stent and, as a result, as a design point of view the FGM parameters can be tailored to achieve the goal of the biomechanical optimization.
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- Arezoo Khosravi
- Atherosclerosis Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical science, Tehran, Iran
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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Mohd Atan BA, Ismail AE, Taib I, Lazim Z. A review on fracture prevention of stent in femoropopliteal artery. IOP CONFERENCE SERIES: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2017; 165:012006. [DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/165/1/012006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Li H, Gu J, Wang M, Zhao D, Li Z, Qiao A, Zhu B. Multi-objective optimization of coronary stent using Kriging surrogate model. Biomed Eng Online 2016; 15:148. [PMID: 28155700 PMCID: PMC5260142 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-016-0268-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background In stent design optimization, the functional relationship between design parameters and design goals is nonlinear, complex, and implicit and the multi-objective design of stents involves a number of potentially conflicting performance criteria. Therefore it is hard and time-consuming to find the optimal design of stent either by experiment or clinic test. Fortunately, computational methods have been developed to the point whereby optimization and simulation tools can be used to systematically design devices in a realistic time-scale. The aim of the present study is to propose an adaptive optimization method of stent design to improve its expansion performance. Methods Multi-objective optimization method based on Kriging surrogate model was proposed to decrease the dogboning effect and the radial elastic recoil of stents to improve stent expansion properties and thus reduce the risk of vascular in-stent restenosis injury. Integrating design of experiment methods and Kriging surrogate model were employed to construct the relationship between measures of stent dilation performance and geometric design parameters. Expected improvement, an infilling sampling criterion, was employed to balance local and global search with the aim of finding the global optimal design. A typical diamond-shaped coronary stent-balloon system was taken as an example to test the effectiveness of the optimization method. Finite element method was used to analyze the stent expansion of each design. Results 27 iterations were needed to obtain the optimal solution. The absolute values of the dogboning ratio at 32 and 42 ms were reduced by 94.21 and 89.43%, respectively. The dogboning effect was almost eliminated after optimization. The average of elastic recoil was reduced by 15.17%. Conclusion This article presents FEM based multi-objective optimization method combining with the Kriging surrogate model to decrease both the dogboning effect and radial elastic recoil of stents. The numerical results prove that the proposed optimization method effectively decreased both the dogboning effect and radial elastic recoil of stent. Further investigations containing more design goals and more effective multidisciplinary design optimization method are warranted.
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- Hongxia Li
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
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- College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China.
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Bustamante J, Uribe P, Sosa M, Valencia R. [Proposed model of vascular trauma by mean of mechanical characterization of endovascular prostheses (stents) based on structural analysis by FEA]. ARCHIVOS DE CARDIOLOGIA DE MEXICO 2016; 86:260-70. [PMID: 27238950 DOI: 10.1016/j.acmx.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The accumulated evidence on angioplasty techniques with stents has raised a controversy about the factors that influence the final vascular response. Indeed, several studies have shown there might be re-stenosis between 30% to 40% about 6 months after placement, relating to the design of the device as one of the main causes. This paper proposes the functional characterization of endovascular stents, analyzing its mechanical influence in the vascular system and predicting implicit traumatic factors in the vessel. METHODS A structural analysis was made for several computational models of endovascular stents using Finite Element Analysis in order to predict the mechanical behavior and the vascular trauma. In this way, the stents were considered as tubular devices composed of multiple links under radial pressure loads, reflecting stress concentration effects. RESULTS The analysis allowed to visualize how the geometry of stents is adjusted under several load conditions, in order to obtain the response of "solid-solid" interaction between the stent and the arterial wall. Thus, an analysis was performed in order to calculate stress, and a conceptual model that explains its mechanical impact on the stent-vessel interaction, was raised, to infer on the functionality from the design of the devices. CONCLUSIONS The proposed conceptual model allows to determine the relationship between the conditions of mechanical interaction of the stents, and warns about the effects in what would be the operation of the device on the vascular environment.
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- John Bustamante
- Grupo de Dinámica Cardiovascular, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Dinámica Cardiovascular, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Dinámica Cardiovascular, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Dinámica Cardiovascular, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
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Coronary angioplasty initially employed balloon dilatation only. This technique revolutionized the treatment of coronary artery disease, although outcomes were compromised by acute vessel closure, late constrictive remodeling, and restenosis due to neointimal proliferation. These processes were studied in animal models, which contributed to understanding the biology of endovascular arterial injury. Coronary stents overcome acute recoil, with improvements in the design and metallurgy since then, leading to the development of drug-eluting stents and bioresorbable scaffolds. These devices now undergo computer modeling and benchtop and animal testing before evaluation in clinical trials. Animal models, including rabbit, sheep, dog and pig are available, all with individual benefits and limitations. In smaller mammals, such as mouse and rabbit, the target for stenting is generally the aorta; whereas in larger animals, such as the pig, it is generally the coronary artery. The pig coronary stenting model is a gold-standard for evaluating safety; but insights into biomechanical properties, the biology of stenting, and efficacy in controlling neointimal proliferation can also be gained. Intra-coronary imaging modalities such as intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography allow precise serial evaluation in vivo, and recent developments in genetically modified animal models of atherosclerosis provide realistic test beds for future stents and scaffolds.
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Ragkousis GE, Curzen N, Bressloff NW. Computational Modelling of Multi-folded Balloon Delivery Systems for Coronary Artery Stenting: Insights into Patient-Specific Stent Malapposition. Ann Biomed Eng 2015; 43:1786-802. [PMID: 25575740 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-014-1237-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Despite the clinical effectiveness of coronary artery stenting, percutaneous coronary intervention or "stenting" is not free of complications. Stent malapposition (SM) is a common feature of "stenting" particularly in challenging anatomy, such as that characterized by long, tortuous and bifurcated segments. SM is an important risk factor for stent thrombosis and recently it has been associated with longitudinal stent deformation. SM is the result of many factors including reference diameter, vessel tapering, the deployment pressure and the eccentric anatomy of the vessel. For the purpose of the present paper, virtual multi-folded balloon models have been developed for simulated deployment in both constant and varying diameter vessels under uniform pressure. The virtual balloons have been compared to available compliance charts to ensure realistic inflation response at nominal pressures. Thereafter, patient-specific simulations of stenting have been conducted aiming to reduce SM. Different scalar indicators, which allow a more global quantitative judgement of the mechanical performance of each delivery system, have been implemented. The results indicate that at constant pressure, the proposed balloon models can increase the minimum stent lumen area and thereby significantly decrease SM.
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- Georgios E Ragkousis
- Computational Engineering & Design Group, Engineering & the Environment, University of Southampton, Boldrewood Campus, Southampton, SO16 7QF, UK
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FEA Study on the Stress Distributions in the Polymer Coatings of Cardiovascular Drug-Eluting Stent Medical Devices. Ann Biomed Eng 2014; 42:1952-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-014-1047-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tian J, Ren X, Uemura S, Dauerman H, Prasad A, Toma C, Jia H, Abtahian F, Vergallo R, Hu S, McNulty I, Lee H, Lee S, Yu B, Jang IK. Spatial heterogeneity of neoatherosclerosis and its relationship with neovascularization and adjacent plaque characteristics: optical coherence tomography study. Am Heart J 2014; 167:884-92.e2. [PMID: 24890539 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Development of neoatherosclerosis (NA) has been reported to be a potential cause of late stent failure. However, the distribution of NA and its relationship with neovascularization (NV) and adjacent plaque characteristics remain unclear. METHODS We investigated 167 stents (40 bare-metal stents, 84 sirolimus-eluting stents, and 43 everolimus-eluting stents) with optical coherence tomography. Each stent was divided into the proximal section (PS), mid section (MS) and distal section (DS). Neoatherosclerosis was defined as lipid-laden neointima or calcification inside stent. Adjacent plaque characteristics were evaluated within 5 mm proximal and distal reference segments. RESULTS Neoatherosclerosis was more frequent in PS and DS than in MS (PS 19.8% vs. MS 3.6% vs. DS 21%: PS vs. MS, P < .001: MS vs. DS, P < .001). Neovascularization in PS and DS was also more prevalent compared with that in MS (PS 15% vs. MS 5.4% vs. DS 13.8%: PS vs. MS, P = .001: MS vs. DS, P = .001). Neoatherosclerosis was more frequently observed in stents with intraintima NV (68.6% vs. 20.5%, P < .001). The incidence of NA was higher, when adjacent plaque was lipid (43.2% with lipid plaque vs. 12.2% without lipid plaque, P < .001). CONCLUSION Neoatherosclerosis occurs more frequently at PS and DS. Neoatherosclerosis was associated with NV and adjacent lipid plaque, suggesting potential interrelationship between development of NA and NV and adjacent plaque characteristics.
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Wang Q, Kodali S, Primiano C, Sun W. Simulations of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: implications for aortic root rupture. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2014; 14:29-38. [PMID: 24736808 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-014-0583-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Aortic root rupture is one of the most severe complications of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The mechanism of this adverse event remains mostly unknown. The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the biomechanical interaction between the tissue and stent for patients with a high risk of aortic rupture. We simulated the stent deployment process of three TAVI patients with high aortic rupture risk using finite element method. The first case was a retrospective analysis of an aortic rupture case, while the other two cases were prospective studies, which ended with one canceled procedure and one successful TAVI. Simulation results were evaluated for the risk of aortic root rupture, as well as coronary artery occlusion, and paravalvular leak. For Case 1, the simulated aortic rupture location was the same as clinical observations. From the simulation results, it can be seen that the large calcified spot on the interior of the left coronary sinus between coronary ostium and the aortic annulus was pushed by the stent, causing the aortic rupture. For Case 2 and Case 3, predicated results from the simulations were presented to the clinicians at multidisciplinary pre-procedure meetings; and they were in agreement with clinician's observations and decisions. Our results indicated that the engineering analysis could provide additional information to help clinicians evaluate complicated, high-risk aortic rupture cases. Since a systematic study of a large patient cohort of aortic rupture is currently not available (due to the low occurrence rate) to clearly understand underlying rupture mechanisms, case-by-case engineering analysis is recommended for evaluating patient-specific aortic rupture risk.
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- Qian Wang
- Tissue Mechanics Laboratory, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Technology Enterprise Park Room 206, 387, Technology Circle, Atlanta, GA, 30313-2412, USA
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Paryab N, Cronin D, Lee-Sullivan P, Ying X, Boey FYC, Venkatraman S. Uniform Expansion of a Polymeric Helical Stent. J Med Device 2012. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4005777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Helical coil polymeric stents provide an alternative method of stenting compared to traditional metallic stents, but require additional investigation to understand deployment, expansion, and fixation. A bilayer helical coil stent consisting of PLLA and PLGA was investigated using the finite element model to evaluate performance by uniform expansion and subsequent recoiling. In vitro material characterization studies showed that a preinsertion water-soaking step to mimic body implantation conditions provided the required ductility level expansion. In this case, the mechanical contribution of the outer PLGA layer was negligible since it softened significantly under environmental conditions. The viscoelastic response was not considered in this study since the strain rate during expansion was relatively slow and the material response was primarily plastic. The numerical model was validated with available experimental expansion and recoiling data. A parametric study was then undertaken to investigate the effect of stent geometry and coefficient of friction at the stent-cylinder interface on the expansion and recoiling characteristics. The model showed that helical stents exhibit a uniform stress distribution after expansion, which is important for controlled degradation when using biodegradable materials. The results indicated that increasing stent width, pitch value, and coil thickness resulted in a larger diameter after recoiling, which would improve fixation in the artery. It was also noted that a helical stent should have more than five coils to be stable after recoiling. This work is part of a larger research study focused on the performance of a balloon-inflated polymeric helical stent for artery applications.
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- Nasim Paryab
- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Masoumi Khalil Abad E, Pasini D, Cecere R. Shape optimization of stress concentration-free lattice for self-expandable Nitinol stent-grafts. J Biomech 2012; 45:1028-35. [PMID: 22304844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Revised: 12/31/2011] [Accepted: 01/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In a mechanical component, stress-concentration is one of the factors contributing to reduce fatigue life. This paper presents a design methodology based on shape optimization to improve the fatigue safety factor and increase the radial stiffness of Nitinol self-expandable stent-grafts. A planar lattice free of stress concentrators is proposed for the synthesis of a stent with smooth cell shapes. Design optimization is systematically applied to minimize the curvature and reduce the bending strain of the elements defining the lattice cells. A novel cell geometry with improved fatigue life and radial supportive force is introduced for Nitinol self-expandable stent-grafts used for treating abdominal aortic aneurism. A parametric study comparing the optimized stent-graft to recent stent designs demonstrates that the former exhibits a superior anchoring performance and a reduction of the risk of fatigue failure.
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Martin D, Boyle FJ. Computational structural modelling of coronary stent deployment: a review. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2011; 14:331-48. [DOI: 10.1080/10255841003766845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Eshghi N, Hojjati M, Imani M, Goudarzi A. Finite Element Analysis of Mechanical Behaviors of Coronary Stent. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.04.506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mechanical design of an intracranial stent for treating cerebral aneurysms. Med Eng Phys 2010; 32:1015-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2009] [Revised: 06/15/2010] [Accepted: 07/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Siewiorek GM, Finol EA, Wholey MH. Clinical significance and technical assessment of stent cell geometry in carotid artery stenting. J Endovasc Ther 2009; 16:178-88. [PMID: 19456193 DOI: 10.1583/08-2583.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Carotid artery stenting has gained popularity due to its minimally invasive approach. However, several design concerns preclude the successful use of carotid stents. Technical issues, such as open versus closed cells, scaffolding, trackability, foreshortening, and changes in local geometry and hemodynamics, affect stent performance. Previous clinical and experimental studies have evaluated current stent models while proposing and testing novel stent designs. This review focuses on the technical aspects of carotid stent design and the clinical significance of key design parameters identified via computational and experimental modeling.
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- Gail M Siewiorek
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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