
"We are experiencing a shift in spine care from fusion to motion restoration and joint replacement. Simulating the natural, nonlinear motion of the spine with an implant is a very challenging problem. By using an anisotropic hyperelastic material model in ANSYS Mechanical we are able to accurately predict the quality of motion of the natural and the implanted spine. Using ANSYS software allows us to perform hundreds of design iterations in the same amount of time it would take to run a single cadaveric test."
-Jorge A. Ochoa, Ph.D., P.E.
Vice President, Research & Development
Chief Technology Officer
Archus Orthopedics
"Overall, the top-down blocking approach of ANSYS ICEM CFD Hexa is much faster than any of the other approaches I have used for the meshing of very irregular shapes with no obvious features. It also allows easy changes in meshing topology and density.
The ICEM CFD staff have been really helpful every time we asked for support or advice, even though our application is relatively atypical."
-Philippe Beillas, PhD
Wayne State University