{"id":18,"date":"2020-09-06T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2021-05-11T22:33:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T22:33:52","slug":"design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/design\/","title":{"rendered":"Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Support the vessel <\/li><li>Avoid collapsing or kinking<\/li><li>Restore blood flow to the lungs<\/li><li>Expand as the patient grows<\/li><li>Last for at least 10 years<\/li><li>Remain in place<\/li><li>Minimize health risks to the patient<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preliminary Designs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/SpringDesign.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/SpringDesign.png 917w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/SpringDesign-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/SpringDesign-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This design uses spring-like elements to expand. The spacing and diameter, or pitch, of the curves can be adjusted to change the outward force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/ConstrainDesign.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" width=\"833\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/ConstrainDesign.png 617w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/ConstrainDesign-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This design uses a shape memory alloy, a material that &#8220;remembers&#8221; a set shape. Stents made of this material can be compressed and then return back to their original size in the body. This design would be set to the full size and would use constraining members to limit the expansion to match the rate of growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/WedgeDesign.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/WedgeDesign.png 960w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/WedgeDesign-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2020\/12\/WedgeDesign-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This design uses coiled rings to expand and a wedge-lock mechanism, similar to a zip tie, to prevent the stent from collapsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design Selection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The design we selected uses spring elements to expand. The &#8220;elbow&#8221; connectors allow for flexibility and help distribute the load along the length of the stent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/_w9GJKrUooR2phDj6AnIvrWzO7_Kb3EDYOLr-gmc8llK0CjrmJvEcLbIv0n50tzTssJbS0R1cYkEFrY2bKN_2tpzy5JTQlKoOj7uzQlHq3GAMFY8rG200X5Nnjo4XCrVE6SraNFC\" width=\"624\" height=\"468\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goals Support the vessel Avoid collapsing or kinking Restore blood flow to the lungs Expand as the patient grows Last for at least 10 years Remain in place Minimize health risks to the patient Preliminary Designs This design uses spring-like elements to expand. The spacing and diameter, or pitch, of the curves can be adjusted &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/design\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Design&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":300,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/300"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/adaptive-stent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}