Quantification of the flexural rigidity of peripheral arterial endovascular catheters and sheaths.

ABSTRACT: Endovascular catheter-based technologies have revolutionized the treatment of complex vascular pathology. Catheters and endovascular devices that can be maneuvered through tortuous arterial anatomy have enabled minimally invasive treatment in the peripheral arterial system. Although mechanical factors drive an interventionalist's choice of catheters and sheaths, these decisions are mostly made qualitative and based on personal experience and procedural pattern recognition. However, a definitive quantitative characterization of endovascular tools that are best suited for specific peripheral arterial beds is currently lacking. To establish a foundation for quantitative tool selection in the neurovascular and lower extremity peripheral arterial beds, we developed a nonlinear beam theory metho

SUBMITTER: Hartquist CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8802324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature