US 12,144,553 B2
Dynamic flow phantom for in vitro cardiac intervention pre-procedure planning and testing using patent specific 3D printed anatomical models
Partho Sengupta, Morgantown, WV (US)
Assigned to RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick, NJ (US)
Appl. No. 16/967,267
Filed by RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick, NJ (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 5, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/020748
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 4, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/173336, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/640,272, filed on Mar. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0052328 A1, Feb. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 34/10 (2016.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29K 29/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/40 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); G09B 23/30 (2006.01); G09B 23/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/10 (2016.02) [B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G09B 23/303 (2013.01); G09B 23/32 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); B29K 2029/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/40 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12)] 19 Claims
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1. A dynamic flow apparatus, comprising:
an enclosed container;
a three-dimensional (3D) cardiac model disposed within the enclosed container, the 3D cardiac model being unique to a particular individual;
one or more tubes coupled to one or more corresponding openings of the 3D cardiac model;
a pump coupled to the one or more tubes, the pump being configured to generate a pulsatile flow of fluid through the 3D cardiac model; and
a beating apparatus configured to cause the 3D cardiac model to mimic a heartbeat, wherein the beating apparatus further comprises a pneumatic air source and a bladder, the bladder surrounding the 3D cardiac model.