Design and validation of pathology-specific heart valve models

Heart valve disease affects a large number of Canadians, especially the elderly. Surgery for repairing heart valves is quite complex and requires a great deal of expertise. This project will focus on creating a library of silicone valve models representing different heart valve diseases using mathematical descriptions. With these silicone models, new cardiac surgeons will be able to better train and practice their surgical skills before operating on patients.
The intern trained in this project will develop mathematical descriptions for heart valves with diseases, and create and test a variety of silicone valve models using these mathematical descriptions. The intern will work under the supervision of an experienced cardiac surgeon.
The full heart valve library will be commercialized by a Canadian company that specializes in manufacturing medical and surgical training systems.

Faculty Supervisor:

Aaron Fenster;Elvis CS Chen

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Partner:

Archetype Biomedical Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of Western Ontario

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