**Author details**

Guillermo Vilalta\* and Félix Nieto *Mechanical Engineering Division, CARTIF Centro Tecnológico, Boecillo (Valladolid), Spain* 

Enrique San Norberto and Carlos Vaquero *Angiology and Vascular Surgery Service, University and Clinic Hospital of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain* 

María Ángeles Pérez *ITAP Institute, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain* 

José A. Vilalta *Industrial Engineering Department, Polytechnical University of Havana, Havana, 19340, Cuba* 
