Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical EngineeringAbout
Digital and physical patient models make it possible to simulate complex physiological processes of the human body. These simulations use mathematical models that have been established in research for years and can be individually adapted to clinical data and individual patients in the sense of personalized medicine and used for various applications (e.g. digital twin, development-accompanying testing & validation platform, medical teaching). In addition to the purely digital simulation, a lung simulator is also being developed, which serves as a physical interface for ventilators, for example.
Opportunity
Increasing automation in medical technology places high demands on the safety, reliability and further development of new technologies. These systems must function safely under a wide range of clinical conditions without being dependent on intervention by personnel. However, due to the complexity involved, it is no longer realistic to test all possible test cases. This can be realized through the use of digital simulations, but there is a lack of established methods, such as validated simulation models, that meet these complex requirements in order to advance automation in medical technology.
Solution/Product description
By using (patho-)physiological digital models, computer simulations can realistically reproduce highly complex mechanisms of the body. These models quantify medical expert knowledge in a (patho)physiological context and combine it with data from the clinic or the literature to enable personalized analyses through patient-specific adaptations.
Why Us
In addition to the development and implementation of a model of the respiratory system, the decisive advantage of this technology lies in the careful verification and validation (V&V) of this model as well as the range from purely digital models to a physical lung simulator.
