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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2020; 4(01): 09-15
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708570
Original Article

Drainage Performance of a Novel Catheter Designed to Reduce Drainage Catheter Failure

Muath Bishawi    *
1   Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
2   Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
,
Bradley Feiger   *
1   Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
,
Neel Kurupassery
1   Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
,
Konstantinos Economopoulos
2   Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
,
Paul Suhocki
3   Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
,
Theodore Pappas
2   Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
,
George Truskey
1   Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
,
Amanda Randles
1   Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Abstract

Objective Efficient flow of fluids through drainage/infusion catheters is affected by surrounding tissue, organ compression, and scar tissue development, limiting or completely obstructing flow through drainage holes. In this work, we introduce a novel three-dimensional (3D) drainage catheter with protected side holes to reduce flow blockages. We then compare its drainage performance to standard straight and pigtail catheters using computer-generated catheter designs and flow analysis software.

Methods Drainage performance was computed as flow rate through the catheter for a given pressure differential. Each catheter contained drainage holes on the distal (insertion) end and a single outlet (hub) hole open to atmosphere. Computational fluid dynamics using ANSYS AIM 18.2 was used to simulate flow through the catheter and examine drainage performance based on variations to the following parameters: (1) side hole shape, (2) cross-sectional area of the catheters, (3) number of side holes, and (4) cross-sectional area of the side holes.

Results Drainage through the newly introduced catheter in all simulations was nearly identical to standard pigtail and straight catheters. While working to optimize the 3D catheter design, we found that the changes in side hole shape and side hole cross-sectional area had little effect on the total flow rate through the catheters but had a large impact on flow rate through the side hole nearest to the hub (proximal hole). Additionally, the majority of flow in all catheters occurred at the most proximal 1 to 3 side holes closest to hub, with relatively little flow occurring at side holes more distally located (closest to insertion end). The 3D catheter demonstrated no changes in flow characteristics when the coiled segment was occluded, giving it an advantage over other catheter types when the catheter is compressed by surrounding tissue or other external obstruction.

Conclusions The majority of fluid flow in catheters with a diameter of 4.67 mm (14 Fr) or smaller occurred at the most proximal 1 to 3 side holes. A novel 3D coiled catheter design can protect these proximal holes from external blockage while maintaining drainage performance compared with standard straight and pigtail catheters.

Keywords

catheter occlusion - innovation and design - suction catheter

* M.B. and B.F. contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors.




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29 April 2020

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