An indispensable assistant for the vascular stent designing and testing: the finite element analysis method.
- Author:
Bo ZHANG
1
;
Min WAN
;
Xiu-Jun YAO
;
Jin-Zi SONG
Author Information
1. Jinan Quality Supervision and Testing Center for Medical Devices, State Food & Drug Administration, Jinan, 250101.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Equipment Failure Analysis;
Finite Element Analysis;
Prosthesis Design;
Stents
- From:Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation
2008;32(4):284-311
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article reviews the recent progress of the finite element analysis (FEA) researches focusing on various expansion types, fatigue durability and the flexibility of the stents.