Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Le, Long V (Department: 3768)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S454000, C600S468000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07899516
ABSTRACT:
A method for determining the risk of rupture of a blood vessel using an appropriate set of 2-D slice images obtained by scanning the blood vessel, the method comprising: generating a mesh model of the blood vessel using the set of 2-D slice images; conducting finite element stress analysis on the mesh model to calculate the level of stress on different locations on the mesh model; and determining the risk of rupture of the blood vessel based on the calculated levels of stress on different locations on the mesh model.
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Chapman M. Weston
Chen David T.
Dwyer Jeff
Fillinger Mark F.
Marra Steven P.
Le Long V
M2S, Inc.
Nguyen Hien
Patent GC LLC
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