The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

New Cos Inc

Visionair Solutions, LLC

Thomas Gildea

Keith Grafmeyer

Kevin Libertowski

William Flickinger

Brian Beckrest

Technologies as described herein are directed towards generating optimized stent designs for treatment of tubular anatomical structures. In an exemplary computing system, the system obtains imaging data comprising images representative of anatomical structures. The system then generates a plurality of models based upon the imaging data. The models are then clustered based upon similar characteristics of the models. Certain fit parameters are applied to the models in each cluster and an optimized stent shape is generated for each cluster, wherein each optimized stent shape is representative of the models within the cluster.

Enhanced stock stents based on population modeling of tubular anatomical structures

Systems and methods are provided for designing a stent for placement within an airway of a patient. Computer executable instructions are executable by a processor to provide an image segmenter, a graphic user interface, and a model generator. The image segmenter segments at least one image of a region of interest to provide a three-dimensional airway model representing at least a portion of the airway. The graphic user interface prompts a user to select a plurality of locations at an within the airway model and a corresponding plurality of diameters for the plurality of locations. The model generator constructs a stent model from the selected locations and diameters.

System and method for model-based stent design and placement

Methods of treating airway stenosis are provided. Methods include gradually dilating the stenotic region of a patient's airway lumen with sequentially implanted customized airway stents. The airway stents are sequentially implanted until the diameter of the stenotic region of the patient's airway has substantially the same diameter as the diameter of an adjacent healthy region of the patient's airway lumen.

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