Abstract: This paper describes the methodology for rapid prototyping of nitinol structures by heat setting. Nitinol is a shape memory alloy commonly used in implantable medical devices. The proposed technique, based on 3D printing, ...

Abstract: Patients treated by current ventricular assist devices (VADs) suffer from various post implantation complications including gastrointestinal bleeding and arteriovenous malformation. These issues are related to intrinsically ...