Abaqus Modeling Implantable Medical Device-Tissue Interactions

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There is a tremendous amount of information available to describe many aspects of the mechanical behavior of cardiovascular tissue (Fung, 1993). There are also many areas where more empirical information is needed to address some of the issues that medical device companies face.More research is needed in the area of diseased and healthy in vivo human heart tissue and vein properties and anatomies, for example. More information is also needed regarding the boundary conditions associated with various device-tissue interactions. However, even if all aspects of tissue behavior and device-tissue interaction were perfectly understood, it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to incorporate this understanding into workable FEA models.