Methods and systems for making a blood vessel sleeve
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1. A method comprising:
- extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the blood vessel data from an individual;
interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve to specify one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions, including applying at least one sleeve-fitting algorithm to the blood vessel data to obtain the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions; and
making a rapid-prototyped blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that include accepting one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions based on blood vessel data from an individual; and making a rapid-prototyped blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions.
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1. A method comprising:
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extracting two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the blood vessel data from an individual; interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve to specify one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions, including applying at least one sleeve-fitting algorithm to the blood vessel data to obtain the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions; and making a rapid-prototyped blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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means 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 blood vessel data from an individual; means for interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve to specify one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions, including means for applying at least one sleeve-fitting algorithm to the blood vessel data to obtain the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions; and means for making a rapid-prototyped blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory signal-bearing medium bearing (a) one or more 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 blood vessel data from an individual; (b) one or more instructions for interpolating data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve, including one or more instructions for applying at least one sleeve-fitting algorithm to the blood vessel data to obtain one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions; and (c) one or more instructions for making a rapid-prototyped blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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45. A system comprising:
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a computing device; and instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to (a) extract two or more sets of data, each data set defining a contour of a blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the blood vessel data from an individual; (b) interpolate data that represent one or more regions between two or more contours of a blood vessel sleeve to specify one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions, including apply at least one sleeve-fitting algorithm to the blood vessel data to obtain one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions; and (c) make a rapid-prototyped blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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