An Intestinal Propulsion Soft Robot for Enteral Ventilation

EasyChair Preprint 15310

Abstract

Enteral ventilation using perfluorodecalin (O2-PFD), a liquid with high oxygen-carrying capacity, has been proposed for continuous gas exchange through the colon wall. We have developed a pneumatically driven soft robot designed to insert a PFD supply tube from the anus deep into the colon. In experimental evaluations, we assessed the robot's ability to self-propel within the porcine colon. We successfully achieved liquid flow from the deep colon to the anus through the supply tube inserted by the robot.

Keyphrases: enteral ventilation, pneumatic actuator, soft robot

@booklet{EasyChair:15310,
  author    = {Rinka Matsui and Tadahiko Shinshi and Toshio Takayama and Tasuku Fujii and Yosuke Yoneyama and Takanori Takebe},
  title     = {An Intestinal Propulsion Soft Robot for Enteral Ventilation},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 15310},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2024}}