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Culmone, C. (author), Lussenburg, K.M. (author), Alkemade, J.P.E. (author), Smit, G. (author), Sakes, A. (author), Breedveld, P. (author)In the field of medical instruments, additive manufacturing allows for a drastic reduction in the number of components while improving the functionalities of the final design. In addition, modifications for users’ needs or specific procedures become possible by enabling the production of single customized items. In this work, we present the...journal article 2021
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Culmone, C. (author), Ali, A. (author), Scali, M. (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Breedveld, P. (author)This work focuses on the design of a new device (called ChoRe) to place artificial chords in the mitral valve structure during a trans-catheter procedure. The aim of the device is to restore the correct functionality of the valve and solve mitral valve regurgitation, that is, a common consequence of chordae tendineae rupture. An analysis of...journal article 2019