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Analysis of mechanical contact behavior between the catheter and trachea tissue during bronchoscopy

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As for the contact mechanics between the catheter and trachea tissue during bronchoscopy, the anterior and curved part of the catheter were selected for analysis. The material parameters of each sample were obtained by uniaxial tensile experiments. And this paper verified the stress changes during the contact process using ABAQUS software from three aspects: different material property parameters, contact angle, and catheter bending angle. The results show that: when the characteristic parameter is 90°, the force on the trachea is minimal. And the force changes in a small range when the contact angle is kept at 45°–75°. When the catheter enters the next level of the trachea, the bending part is in contact with the trachea wall. At this time, keeping the bending angle at 15°–30° helps to reduce the contact force. This study could provide a theoretical basis for surgical instruments’ interventional therapy.

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This project is supported by University Nursing Program for Young Scholars with Creative Talents in Heilongjiang Province (Grant No. UNPYSCT-2020194).

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    Yudong Bao, Shengqian Qu, Dongbo Qi, Yang Zhan & Hejun Liu

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China

    Yudong Bao, Shengqian Qu, Dongbo Qi, Yang Zhan & Hejun Liu

  3. Department of Pediatrics, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China

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Yudong Bao, born in 1986, is currently an Associate Professor and M.E.Sc. supervisor at Harbin University of Science and Technology, China. He received his D.E. degree from Northeast Forestry University, China, in 2015. His research interests include medical equipment and applications.

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Bao, Y., Qu, S., Qi, D. et al. Analysis of mechanical contact behavior between the catheter and trachea tissue during bronchoscopy. J Mech Sci Technol 37, 1551–1561 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-023-0240-0

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