# US 2026/0060751 A1 · Method for modelling an endoprothesis implanted in a portion of a patient aorta

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- Number: US 2026/0060751 A1
- Document ID: US20260060751A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/105,856
- Filed: 2023-09-08
- Published: 2026-03-05
- Earliest claimed: 2022-09-08
- Assignees: Predisurge
- Applicants: Predisurge
- Inventors: Joris VERMUNT; Jean-Noël ALBERTINI; David PERRIN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260060751A1

## CPC

- A61B 34/10: Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
- G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing
- A61B 2034/102: {Modelling of surgical devices, implants or prosthesis}
- A61B 2034/104: {Modelling the effect of the tool, e.g. the effect of an implanted prosthesis or for predicting the effect of ablation or burring}
- A61B 2034/105: {Modelling of the patient, e.g. for ligaments or bones}
- A61B 2034/107: {Visualisation of planned trajectories or target regions}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

## Abstract

A computer-implemented method for simulating an interaction between an endoprosthesis dedicated to be implanted in a portion of a patient aorta and said portion of the patient aorta, so as to determine areas with risk of surgical complications.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-13. (canceled)

### Claim 14

A computer-implemented method for simulating an interaction between an endoprosthesis dedicated to be implanted in a portion of a patient aorta and said portion of said patient aorta, so as to determine areas with risk of surgical complications, said method comprising:
receiving 3D images of said portion of the patient aorta,
reconstructing a deformable tridimensional digital model of said portion of the patient aorta based on said 3D images, the reconstructed deformable tridimensional digital model being referred to as aorta model,
positioning a tridimensional digital model of said endoprosthesis at a planned location in said aorta model, said tridimensional model of said endoprosthesis and said aorta model forming together an implantation model,
simulating said interaction based on a computation using said implantation model,
determining, in the implantation model, based on results of said simulated interaction, at least one risk index of surgical complications for predefined areas,
providing as output said at least one risk index of surgical complications for predefined areas.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 14, wherein said surgical complications comprise at least one among: endoleaks, endoprosthesis migration, endoprosthesis infolding, endoprosthesis occlusion, thrombosis, and endoprosthesis kinks.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 14, wherein the computation involving said implantation model comprises a computation of a geometrical deformation of said tridimensional digital model of said endoprosthesis inside the aorta model.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 16, wherein the computation of the geometrical deformation is performed by finite element analysis.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 14, wherein said 3D images are preoperative CT scan images.

### Claim 19 (depends on 14)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 14, wherein the interaction is an endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms.

### Claim 20 (depends on 14)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 14, further comprising, after determining the areas with risk of surgical complication, determining a risk level for each area with risk of surgical complication.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 20, wherein determining a risk level comprises a computation involving an apposition index, representative of an apposition between the aorta model and said tridimensional digital model of said endoprosthesis, or an aspect ratio.

### Claim 22 (depends on 20)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 20, wherein each risk level is associated with a corresponding display pattern, the method further comprising applying the corresponding display pattern to each area with risk of surgical complication.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The computer-implemented method according to claim 22, further comprising displaying the implantation model on a visualization unit with the areas with risk of surgical complication with the applied corresponding display pattern.

### Claim 24 (depends on 14)

Method for planning an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair surgery using areas with risk of surgical complications determined by the computer-implemented method according to claim 14.

### Claim 25 (depends on 14)

A device comprising a processor configured to carry out a computer-implemented method according to claim 14.

### Claim 26 (depends on 14)

A non-transitory program storage device, readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a computer-implemented method of claim 14.