System and method for selecting, modeling and analyzing mitral valve surgical techniques

A system for simulating and evaluating mitral valve surgical techniques comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions translatable by the at least one processor to perform:
• acquiring mitral valve data from a mitral valve, wherein the mitral valve data is acquired from a patient using one or more data acquisition devices, and wherein the mitral valve data includes one or more images of the mitral valve and quantitative biomechanical data of the mitral valve;
• using the acquired mitral valve data to create a virtual mitral valve representing the mitral valve using the mitral valve data from the data acquisition device, wherein the virtual mitral valve is a finite element model of the mitral valve;
• simulating the function of the mitral valve based on the virtual finite element model of the mitral valve and the acquired mitral valve data;
• simulating mitral valve repairs using a plurality of surgical technique simulations which repair the virtual mitral valve, wherein the valve repairs are simulated by corresponding modifications of the finite element model of the mitral valve;
• simulating the function of the repaired mitral valve based on the modified finite element model of the mitral valve and the acquired mitral valve data;
• comparing outcomes of the surgical technique simulations based on the simulations of the function of the repaired mitral valve;
• presenting one or more of the outcomes of the surgical technique simulations to a user for selection of an optimal surgical technique for repairing the mitral valve.