ROLE AND LIMIT OF BIOMECHANICAL MODELING IN THE STUDY OF MEDICAL DEVICES

Jérôme Molimard (1, 2) , Rébecca Bonnaire (1, 2, 3) , Reynald Convert (3) , W.S Han (1, 2) , P Calmels (4)

1 SAINBIOSE - Santé Ingénierie Biologie Saint-Etienne
2 Université de Lyon
3 Thuasne
4 MPR - Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation

Although it is only a part of their therapeutic effect, the mechanical effect of compression or contention medical devices (CCMD) is always claimed by the manufacturers. However, the mechanism between the pressure application zone and the targeted organ is complex. It involves a purely passive mechanical effect and mechanisms related to the tonic postural system. Various strategies can be implemented to show the effectiveness of a mechanical action; among them, biomechanical modeling is a able to consider complex mechanical effects before any clinical trial.

Domaines: Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]

Jérôme Molimard, Rébecca Bonnaire, Reynald Convert, W.S Han, P Calmels. ROLE AND LIMIT OF BIOMECHANICAL MODELING IN THE STUDY OF MEDICAL DEVICES. 31ème Congrès de la Société Française de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation (SOFMER 2016), Oct 2016, Saint-Etienne, France. ⟨hal-01406619⟩