A novel unembalmed human cadaveric limb model for assessing conformational changes in self-expanding nitinol stents in the popliteal artery.
Eric ShurtleffMariam VanderhydeFallon FitzwaterReza MasoomiLorin MaletskyPamela ThomasKarthik VamananKamal GuptaPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
This study describes a novel human cadaveric limb model for testing self-expanding nitinol stents implanted in the PA. Several parameters of conformational change in the stented PA such as FP formation, FP translocation and strain induced by axial compression were described. These may be useful for developing new stents for the PA location.