Desired features for a novel stent-graft

• Tipo: Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional
• Data: 2012

Autores

Isa C. T. Santos (Autor) FEUP; Luís A. Rocha (Autor) Outra; João Manuel R. S. Tavares (Autor) FEUP

Ata de Conferência Internacional

Título: ICMPBE 2012 - The 2012 International Conference on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering

Página Inicial: 6 pag.

ICMPBE 2012 - The 2012 International Conference on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Qingdao, China September 8-9, 2012

Qingdao, China, September 8-9, 2012

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas

Outras Informações

Abstract (EN): Abdominal aortic aneurysms are indolent but deadly. Among the current treatments is endovascular aneurysm repair, a minimally invasive procedure that resorts to a stent-graft to shield the aortic wall from blood pressure. Although this procedure allowed more patients to be treated and offers several other advantages, complications still occur and there is a need for a more efficient stent-graft. Here, the early steps performed in the development of a novel stent-graft are described, and desired features for an "ideal" device are pointed out. The implementation of these characteristics will lead to a more efficient medical device.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 6