title: ENDOCOM : abdominal aortic aneurysm test bench for in vitro simulation.
abstract: An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a dilatation of the aorta at the abdominal level, whose rupture is a life threatening complication. Recent treatment procedures of AAA consists in endovascular treatment with covered stent grafts. Despite improving design of these devices, this treatment is still associated with close to 25% of failure, due to persisting pressure into the excluded aneurysmal sac. The follow-up becomes thus crucial and demands frequent examinations (CT-scan, IRM) which are not so liable given the complications. In order to evaluate the post-operative period of an AAA treatment, we designed a communicative stent, comprising of an integrated pressure sensor. This paper presents the conception of a communicative sensor, the elaboration of a numerical model, and the development of an experimental testbench reproducing the aortic flux across an AAA and allowing the optimization and validation of the measurement principle.
authors.affiliation: Université Pierre et Marie Curie, SYEL équipe d'acceuil 2385, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-Vasculaire, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazeyrat
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Romain
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garda
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lagrée
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Destrade
authors.forename: Mourad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karouia
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leprince
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004582:Electronics, Medical; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011312:Pressure; D011846:Radio Waves; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures