AAA model for fatigue testing
OwnerRandy-David Burce Grishaber, Daniel Olseninventors
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to the fabrication of a test apparatus and the test apparatus itself. The test apparatus is designed to be a component used in a durability/fatigue testing unit. One such test apparatus made in accordance with the present invention is a life-size model of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm made with any rapid prototyping process that creates solid freeform parts with flexible material. A preferred rapid prototyping process used to make the AAA model in accordance with the present invention is the process known as selective laser sintering (SLS), while the preferred material used in said process is an elastomeric polymer.
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A method of manufacturing a flexible test apparatus in accordance with a rapid prototyping process, said method comprising creating a three-dimensional model of the test apparatus with a CAD program and applying said rapid prototyping process using a flexible material to said three-dimensional model to create the flexible test apparatus.
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