Simulating the dynamics of an aortic valve prosthesis in a pulse duplicator: Numerical methods and initial experience

Boyce E. Griffith, Vittoria Flamini, Abe DeAnda, Lawrence Scotten

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Abstract

Each year, approximately 50,000 aortic valve replacement operations are performed in the United States, but despite decades of development, many of the limitations of aortic valve prostheses remain consequences of the fluid dynamics induced by the replacement valve. We aim to develop detailed fluidstructure interaction (FSI) models of aortic valve prostheses mounted within a ViVitro Systems, Inc. pulse duplicator. Here, we describe numerical methods for simulating FSI with rigid structures, such as the leaflets of a mechanical heart valve, and we present initial three-dimensional simulation studies of the fluid dynamics of a St. Jude Regent bileaflet valve prosthesis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASME 2013 Conference on Frontiers in Medical Devices
Subtitle of host publicationApplications of Computer Modeling and Simulation, FMD 2013
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Print)9780791856000
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2013 Conference on Frontiers in Medical Devices: Applications of Computer Modeling and Simulation, FMD 2013 - Washington, DC, United States
Duration: Sep 11 2013Sep 13 2013

Publication series

NameASME 2013 Conference on Frontiers in Medical Devices: Applications of Computer Modeling and Simulation, FMD 2013

Other

OtherASME 2013 Conference on Frontiers in Medical Devices: Applications of Computer Modeling and Simulation, FMD 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington, DC
Period9/11/139/13/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modeling and Simulation

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