Biomechanical modeling and simulation of interaction between human body and medical devices Motivation and Background: Recent increases in computational power are opening research areas that the Life Sciences Industry is willing to investigate, offering a cost effective alternative to clinical or laboratory experiments. With knowledge in physiology and biomechanics and with appropriate validation, the Finite Element Method offers great tools for a better understanding of the biomechanics of the tissues and of the interaction between the human body and medical devices. Objectives: Perform a literature review of the state-of-art of the subject, identifying the most relevant parameters such as material models and validation methods. Develop with the support of CAE engineers an accurate model of a medical device and of a specific body part using open source segmentation software and analytical method. Validate the model by comparing the FE-models with test cases from the literature and customer data. Recommend optimization for the medical device in terms of design, settings, applications. Example of ALTEN project, with the courtesy of Apply at www.alten.se Contact person: Mikael Almquist, mikael.almquist@alten.se, 031-7221313