Case Studies Flashcards

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Heart Valve: Problem, Designs, Failures

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Vessels get clogged, can use animal skin or mechanical ball and cage design, failures include regrowth of skin over device.

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Stents: Problem, Designs, Failures, Solution

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blocked arteries, flexible cage tube, restenosis, drug eluting stents

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Blood Vessel: Requirements, material and strength,

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strong and elastic, made from Dacron/PTFE

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