Abstract
Flexible bronchoscope or fiber optic bronchoscope (FOB) is commonly used for airway observation in lung diagnosis because of its easy, safe, and good tolerant technique. However, during intubation, FOB may lead to get jammed due to unpassed size. A novel soft-tip FOB development using soft actuator mechanism is proposed to solve the jamming problem. The study is focused on the design, fabrication, and implementation stages. The FOB design utilized a molding system that was drawn using SolidWorks and printed using 3D printer. The FOB fabrication used the printed mold to create the soft-tip by mixing the silicone rubber with its curing agent, pouring the mixture into the mold and solidifying them into the mold. The FOB initial implementation was performed by using tube and air compressor. Fabricating two types of soft actuator twisting and bending actuator developed a flexible bronchoscope using soft actuator. The result shows that the proposed soft-tip could move close to movement requirement after standard pressure driving experiment was executed.
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The authors would like to acknowledge Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) under UTM-RU Grant No. R.J130000.7909.4S091 and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Malaysia.
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M. Faudzi, A.‘., Surakusumah, R.F., Octorina Dewi, D.E., Mohd. Nordin, I.N.A., Muhammad Razif, M.R. (2015). Development of Flexible Bronchoscope Device Using Soft Actuator. In: Lai, K., Octorina Dewi, D. (eds) Medical Imaging Technology. Lecture Notes in Bioengineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-540-2_11
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