Design and Control of a Mechatronic Tracheostomy Tube for Automated Tracheal Suctioning

• Main Authors: Do, Thanh Nho, Seah, Tian En Timothy, Phee, Soo Jay
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Catheters; Electron tubes; Gears; Hysteresis; Mechatronics; Sensors; Ventilation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81210; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40669
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Goal: Mechanical ventilation is required to aid patients with breathing difficulty to breathe more comfortably. A tracheostomy tube inserted through an opening in the patient neck into the trachea is connected to a ventilator for suctioning. Currently, nurses spend millions of person-hours yearly to...