Natural Sciences

Simulation has historically played a smaller role in the natural sciences than in more traditional engineering industries such as the automotive and aerospace industries. This is because the life sciences industry is often driven by innovators—a small group of inventors who create products that are then marketed by large companies. In addition, modeling human systems and their interactions is significantly more complex and less studied than modeling metal components. The response of the tissues of the human body is a complex phenomenon, and it is not easy to imitate it with the help of simplified models. Modeling materials for medical devices (for example, composite implants) is also very difficult. And finally sometimes it is not so easy to figure out what loads are applied to both fabrics and products. The SIMULIA product package contains a range of materials, procedures and load types for human body modeling, medical andsurgical equipment and how to use it. Abaqus is used for simulation of implantable devices (stents, prosthetic heart valves, dental implants), orthopedic devices (artificial knee and hip joints), brain injury studies due to head impact, tissue modeling,lower extremity mechanics and portable blood pressure monitoring devices, and other applications. The results of Abaqus calculations are used in the submission of PMA and 510-K materials requested by the US Food and Drug Administration and similar materials to obtain the European Mark of Conformity in Europe. In addition, SIMULIA is widely used in medical device simulation in our consulting services at various sites. Our office staff can assist in the early stages of medical device modeling and the implementation of Abaqus products in medical product design departments