Theoretical substantiation and practical experience of vibromechanical dilatation of a tubular organ

• Published in: Biomedical engineering Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 29 - 34
• Main Authors: Regirer, S. A., Chigogidze, N. A., Vanina, L. B., Vasil'ev, K. G., Mikhailov, S. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Nature B.V 01.01.1998
• Subjects: Power consumption; Rotating shafts

ConclusionsForce applied to the tubular organ walls in the place of contact with the flexible rotating shaft of the dilatation catheter is normal to the wall surface and does not exceed physiological value (except for very stiff walls).Power consumption measurement allows estimation of only tangenti...