Methods and systems for specifying a blood vessel sleeve

• US 8,095,382 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2007
• Issued: 01/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Boyden, Edward S., Dacey, Ralph G. Jr., Derdeyn, Colin P., Dowling, Joshua L., Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Leuthardt, Eric C., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Wood, Victoria Y. H., Zipfel, Gregory J.
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor, Gerald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRANG T
• Application Number:
  US11/888,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20080058633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,624 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2, 705/3
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02007 Evaluating blood vessel condition, e.g. elasticity, compliance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/481 involving the use of contrast agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/504 for diagnosis of blood vessels, e.g. by angiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/06 Blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/30942 for designing or making customized prostheses, e.g. using templates, CT or NMR scans, finite-element analysis or CAD-CAM techniques
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30065 thermoplastic, i.e. softening or fusing when heated, and hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30075 swellable, e.g. when wetted
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30077 shrinkable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30087 piezoelectric
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30088 Phase change materials [PCM], e.g. for storing latent heat
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30199 Three-dimensional shapes
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30617 Visible markings for adjusting, locating or measuring
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/3071 Identification means; Administration of patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2210/0061 swellable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2210/0066 shrinkable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2210/0071 thermoplastic
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2210/008 Phase change materials [PCM], e.g. for storing latent heat
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2230/0063 Three-dimensional shapes
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2240/002 Designing or making customized prostheses
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0085 Identification means; Administration of patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0097 : Visible markings, e.g. indicia
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 64/386 : Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/7534 : Cardiovascular protheses
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 50/00 : Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 80/00 : Products made by additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 : Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 : Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 : relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 : for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that include accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data; applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data; and presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accepting three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data;

applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data using a microprocessor, wherein the sleeve-fitting algorithm includes a garment-fitting algorithm and takes into account at least one of a branch geometry or geometry of an aneurysm;

the sleeve-fitting algorithm further including at least one of;

(a) extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data, and interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve;

(b) applying a scale factor to the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data;

or

(c) assigning a set of position coordinates to the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data and assigning counterpart position coordinates to a blood vessel sleeve model to obtain blood vessel sleeve dimensions

presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data, wherein the sleeve-fitting algorithm output includes blood vessel sleeve dimensions.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting blood vessel modeling data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the three-dimensional blood vessel data; and

interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on at least one of a light intensity matrix or a color intensity matrix.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

applying a garment-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

applying a scale factor to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

assigning a set of position coordinates to the three-dimensional blood vessel data and assigning counterpart position coordinates to a blood vessel sleeve model to obtain blood vessel sleeve dimensions.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting blood vessel sleeve dimensions in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output that includes sleeve dimensions and specifications for closing the sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output that includes sleeve dimensions and specifications for closing the sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting at least one of specifications for extensions positioned for closure, specifications for suturing tabs, specifications for detents, specifications for hooks, specifications for Velcro, specifications for glue, or specifications for interlocking closure ridges as the specifications for closing the sleeve.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves that each has at least one of different dimensions, a different material composition, or a different coating as the specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves that each has at least different closure extensions as the specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves of varying dimensions.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding of the blood vessel sleeve.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding of the blood vessel sleeve comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding corresponding to patient data.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding of the blood vessel sleeve comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding corresponding to at least one of material type, material thickness, material stiffness, sleeve size, thickness of the blood vessel sleeve, or sleeve coating.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to a dimension of the blood vessel sleeve.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to a material thickness of the blood vessel sleeve.

21. The method of claim 15 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to a material stiffness of the blood vessel sleeve.

22. The method of claim 15 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to a material type of the blood vessel sleeve.

23. The method of claim 15 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to individual-characterizing data.

24. The method of claim 15 wherein the presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to at least one of a time or a date.

25. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one contrast agent within the material of the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

26. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve, and specifications for at least one indicator of deformation or wear to be in or on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

27. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve as rapid-prototyping device instructions in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

28. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

receiving three-dimensional blood vessel data at a user interface.

29. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting geometric blood vessel data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

30. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting at least one of magnetic resonance imaging data, computed tomography data, positron emission tomography data, ultrasound imaging data, optical imaging data, or angiography data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

31. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting at least one of magnetic resonance angiography data, computed tomography angiography data, Doppler ultrasound data, or cerebral angiography data as the blood vessel data.

32. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting blood vessel data in a digital imaging and communications in medicine format as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

33. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting three-dimensional aorta data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

34. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting three-dimensional cerebral artery data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

35. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting three-dimensional aneurysm or branched blood vessel data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

36. The method of claim 1 wherein the accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

accepting a three-dimensional blood vessel model as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

37. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

mapping the three-dimensional blood vessel data to a blood vessel sleeve model.

38. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to three-dimensional blood vessel diameter and length data, blood vessel branching data, or blood vessel curvature data.

39. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

applying at least one best fit criterion to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

40. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data to determine dimensions of a blood vessel sleeve fitted to the interior of a blood vessel.

41. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data to determine dimensions of a blood vessel sleeve fitted to the exterior of a blood vessel.

42. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting a blood vessel sleeve model in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

43. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

displaying the sleeve-fitting algorithm output at a user interface in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

44. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting an image of blood vessel sleeve dimensions on a display in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

45. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve as laser-cutting device instructions in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

46. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve as three-dimensional printing device instructions in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

47. A system comprising:

at least one computing device wherein the at least one computing device has instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data;

instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data, wherein the sleeve-fitting algorithm includes a garment-fitting algorithm and takes into account at least one of a branch geometry or geometry of an aneurysm;

the sleeve-fitting algorithm further including at least one of;

(a) extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data, and interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve;

(b) applying a scale factor to the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data;

or

(c) assigning a set of position coordinates to the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data and assigning counterpart position coordinates to a blood vessel sleeve model to obtain blood vessel sleeve dimensions

instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data, wherein the sleeve-fitting algorithm output includes blood vessel sleeve dimensions.

48. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for receiving three-dimensional blood vessel data at a user interface.

49. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting geometric blood vessel data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

50. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting blood vessel data in a digital imaging and communications in medicine format as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

51. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting three-dimensional aorta data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

52. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting three-dimensional cerebral artery data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

53. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting three-dimensional aneurysm or branched blood vessel data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

54. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting a three-dimensional blood vessel model as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

55. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for mapping the three-dimensional blood vessel data to a blood vessel sleeve model.

56. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the three-dimensional blood vessel data; and

instructions for interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve.

57. The system of claim 56 wherein the instructions for extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on at least one of a light intensity matrix or a color intensity matrix.

58. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for applying a garment-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

59. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for applying a scale factor to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

60. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data to determine dimensions of a blood vessel sleeve fitted to the interior of a blood vessel.

61. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting blood vessel sleeve dimensions in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

62. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting a blood vessel sleeve model in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

63. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for displaying the sleeve-fitting algorithm output at a user interface in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

64. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

65. The system of claim 64 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves that each has at least one of different dimensions, a different material composition, or a different coating as the specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves.

66. The system of claim 64 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves that each has at least different closure extensions as the specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves.

67. The system of claim 64 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a set of blood vessel sleeves of varying dimensions.

68. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve as rapid-prototyping device instructions in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

69. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve as laser-cutting device instructions in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

70. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve as three-dimensional printing device instructions in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

71. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting at least one of magnetic resonance imaging data, computed tomography data, positron emission tomography data, ultrasound imaging data, optical imaging data, or angiography data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

72. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting at least one of magnetic resonance angiography data, computed tomography angiography data, Doppler ultrasound data, or cerebral angiography data as the blood vessel data.

73. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for accepting blood vessel modeling data as the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

74. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to three-dimensional blood vessel diameter and length data, blood vessel branching data, or blood vessel curvature data.

75. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for assigning a set of position coordinates to the three-dimensional blood vessel data and assigning counterpart position coordinates to a blood vessel sleeve model to obtain blood vessel sleeve dimensions.

76. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for applying at least one best fit criterion to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

77. The system of claim 47 wherein the circuitry for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

circuitry for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data to determine dimensions of a blood vessel sleeve fitted to the exterior of a blood vessel.

78. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting an image of blood vessel sleeve dimensions on a display in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

79. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output that includes sleeve dimensions and specifications for closing the sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

80. The system of claim 79 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output that includes sleeve dimensions and specifications for closing the sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting at least one of specifications for extensions positioned for closure, specifications for suturing tabs, specifications for detents, specifications for hooks, specifications for Velcro, specifications for glue or specifications for interlocking closure ridges as the specifications for closing the sleeve.

81. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

82. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to a size of the blood vessel sleeve.

83. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to a material thickness of the blood vessel sleeve.

84. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to a material stiffness of the blood vessel sleeve.

85. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to a material type of the blood vessel sleeve.

86. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to individual-characterizing data.

87. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve corresponding to at least one of a time or a date.

88. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding of the blood vessel sleeve.

89. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding of the blood vessel sleeve comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding corresponding to patient data.

90. The system of claim 81 wherein the instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding of the blood vessel sleeve comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one indicator on the blood vessel sleeve relating to a color coding corresponding to at least one of material type, material thickness, material stiffness, sleeve size, thickness of the blood vessel sleeve, or sleeve coating.

91. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve and specifications for at least one contrast agent within the material of the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

92. The system of claim 47 wherein the instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data comprises:

instructions for presenting specifications for a blood vessel sleeve, and specifications for at least one indicator of deformation or wear to be in or on the blood vessel sleeve in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.

93. A computer program product comprising:

an article of manufacture including

(a) one or more instructions for accepting three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data;

(b) one or more instructions for applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood

vessel imaging data, wherein the sleeve-fitting algorithm includes a garment-fitting algorithm and takes into account at least one of a branch geometry or geometry of an aneurysm;

the sleeve-fitting algorithm further including at least one of;

(a) extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data, and interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve;

(b) applying a scale factor to the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data;

or

(c) assigning a set of position coordinates to the three-dimensional blood vessel imaging data and assigning counterpart position coordinates to a blood vessel sleeve model to obtain blood vessel sleeve dimensions

(c) one or more instructions for presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data, wherein the sleeve-fitting algorithm output includes blood vessel sleeve dimensions.

94. The computer program product of claim 93, wherein the article of manufacture includes a computer-readable medium.

95. The computer program product of claim 93, wherein the article of manufacture includes a recordable medium.

96. The computer program product of claim 93, wherein the article of manufacture includes a communications medium.