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Annuloplasty Ring

a custom mitral valve sewing ring for a patient's anatomy

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Fall 2025
Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Advanced Design & Manufacturing
• Medical Image Reconstruction (Slicer)
• 3D CAD Modeling (Autodesk Fusion)
• Rendering (KeyShot)

An annuloplasty ring is a device surgically implanted to repair a damaged heart valve by tightening the ring (annulus) around it.

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Medical Image Reconstruction of heart valve using Slicer

Used an MRI dataset to locate the heart valve

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Modeled sewing ring in Autodesk Fusion custom-made for patient's heart

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© 2025 by Annemarie Horn

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