Publications – Heart Valve Testing
Medical Device Testing
Determining the Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Unfixed Human Heart Valves: Effect of the Properties and Geometry of the Recipient Synthetic Aorta
by | SFB 2000 | Publications, Heart Valve Testing
James C. Conti,Elaine R Strope, Donald J. Rohde,Richard Carp, Steven Kulan
SFB 2000 (Not Accepted)
Introduction:
One of the main goals of engineers and scientists involved in the design of replacement internal components for human use is the replication of biological and mechanical characteristics of the original equipment. It has been shown over the last twenty years that it is not at all straightforward to determine what are the true in vivo characteristics of various …
AAMI 24th Annual Meeting Presentation by James C. Conti, Ph.D.
by | AAMI 1990 | Publications, Heart Valve Testing
AAMI 1990
Presentation:
Thank you Dr. Gabbay, Dr. Mueller, and thank you for inviting me to this gathering. I am excited and hope that this opens up a new wave of interest in in-vitro durability testing.
The usefulness of experimental data is of course dependent upon the reliability of that information, and any scientist or engineer who would be queried concerning this fact would be quick to agree, I am sure. Nonetheless, I am continually confronted with attitudes from my colleagues concerning the value of in-vitro heart valve durability testing, this from individuals in laboratories …
Experimental Considerations that Determine the Utility of Accelerated Durability Testing for Prosthetic Heart Valves
by | FDA 1990 | Publications, Heart Valve Testing
James C. Conti, Ph.D., Elaine R. Strope, Ph.D., Donald Rohde
Presented By: James C. Conti, Ph.D.
FDA 1990
The reliability and usefulness of experimentally generated data is dependent upon, among other things, the generation of an experimental protocol that recognizes the importance of pertinent variables. Any experiment that fails to control or at least recognize those variables is probably better off not being performed. This experimental sloppiness is rampant throughout many of the world’s prosthetic heart valve…
Current Progress Toward Stentless Heart Valve Testing
by | FDA 1990 | Publications, Heart Valve Testing
FDA 1990
Design Considerations for the In Vitro Testing of Cardiovascular Prosthesis
by | ISAO 1986 | Publications, Heart Valve Testing, Stent Testing
Elaine R. Strope, Ph.D.
ISAO 1986
Abstract:
Prosthetic cardiovascular devices are unique in that, in addition to the requirement of functioning for nearly a billion cycles or more, failure can result in death of the user. As a result, in vitro testing becomes critically important. The special considerations in design of instrumentation to test these devices will be reviewed and examples of data generated will be given.
Introduction:
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