Dynamics Modeling and Analysis of a Micro-particle Based Shooting and Harvesting System for Blood Vessel Cleaning and Enlargement

Blood vessel cleaning and enlargement are important medical practices in medicine. Traditional hard-touch methods, such as cardiac catheterization, have high risk of damaging blood vessels due to the mechanical friction mechanism. In this paper, a micro-particle based shooting and harvesting system for blood vessel cleaning and enlargement is proposed. This method avoids the hard-touch and reduces the risk of damaging blood vessels. A mathematical model to describe the dynamics of the system is presented. The goal is to better understand the cleaning and enlargement dynamics; so that effective operating strategies can be applied. Simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of the dynamics model