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Annuloplasty Ring

a mitral valve repair ring custom-made for a patient's anatomy

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

Background

An annuloplasty ring, or mitral valve repair 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

Used an MRI dataset to locate the heart valve

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3D CAD Model

Modeled a mitral valve sewing ring custom-made to fit the patient's heart anatomy

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GALLERY

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