Systems and methods for predicting impact of a catheter on curvature of a vessel

A method for predicting impact of a catheter on curvature of a vessel, the method comprising:

• accepting as input data representative of stiffness of a catheter;
• comparing the data to a material parameters data set that comprises vessel displacement values for catheters of different stiffness;
• predicting impact of the catheter on a curvature of a vessel based on the comparison of the data to the material parameters data set;
• and
• providing the prediction as an output.

A system for predicting impact of a catheter on curvature of a vessel, the system comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU);
• and
• storage coupled to said CPU for storing instructions that when executed by the CPU cause the CPU to:
• receive a request from a computer for a stored material parameters data set that comprises vessel displacement values for catheters of different stiffness;
• and
• provide the computer with the material parameters data set to allow the computer to compare data representative of stiffness of a catheter to the material parameters data set, and provide the prediction as an output from the computer.