Aortic stent-graft calibration and training model

An abdominal aortic aneurysm model comprising:

• (a) a lumen for insertion of a guidewire and catheter for deployment of a stent;
• (b) arterial walls formed about the lumen;
• (c) aneurysmal segments formed at the arterial walls;
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• (d) an outer support for the arterial walls and the aneurysmal segments separable into two mating sections held together by suction.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm model, comprising:

• (a) an arterial wall formed about a central lumen;
• (b) aneurysmal segments formed on the arterial wall;
• and
• (c) annular marking indicia surrounding the central lumen for marking selected sites for selected dimension measurements on the arterial wall and aneurysmal segments, wherein the marking indicia are detectable upon imaging of the model to determine discrepancies in measurements between selected sites on the model and images of the selected sites upon the imaging of the model.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm model, comprising:

• (a) an arterial wall formed about a central lumen;
• (b) aneurysmal segments formed on the arterial wall;
• and
• (c) marking indicia positioned external to the lumen for marking selected sites for selected dimension measurements on the arterial wall and aneurysmal segments, wherein the marking indicia are detectable by at least one of magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, contrast aortography, and intravascular ultra-sonography to determine discrepancies in measurements between selected sites on the model and images of the selected sites upon the imaging of the model.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm model, comprising:

• (a) an arterial wall formed about a central lumen;
• (b) aneurysmal segments formed on the arterial wall;
• and
• (c) annular marking indicia positioned external to the lumen for marking selected sites for selected dimension measurements on the arterial wall and aneurysmal segments, wherein the marking indicia are detectable upon imaging of the model to determine discrepancies in measurements between selected sites on the model and images of the selected sites upon the imaging of the model, and wherein the marking indicia include a contrast agent.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm model, comprising:

• (a) an arterial wall formed about a central lumen;
• (b) aneurysmal segments formed on the arterial wall;
• (c) marking indicia for marking selected sites for selected dimension measurements on the arterial wall and aneurysmal segments, wherein the marking indicia are detectable upon imaging of the model to determine discrepancies in measurements between selected sites on the model and images of the selected sites upon the imaging of the model;
• (d) a housing;
• and
• (e) a gel within the housing for suspending the arterial wall within the housing, with the gel external to the arterial wall.