Shape memory alloy clip for compression colonic anastomosis

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 351-354

  Song, Chengli ^a   Frank, Tim ^a   Cuschieri, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Colon Surgery; Finite Element Analysis; Shape Memory Alloy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TISSUE;

COLONIC ANASTOMOSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN MODELS; NONLINEAR MATERIAL MODELS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ALLOY;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLIP; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER MODEL; DEVICE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY CLIP; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURES; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18644370294     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1871195     Document Type: Article

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