Abstract
Even after cleaning and disinfecting the endoscope, the possibility of contamination is high and can adversely affect the health of patients. The US Centers for Disease Control report that there are approximately two million infected victims each year, and approximately 20,000 people succumb to the infection. In recent news, several deaths at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center have been linked to bacterial contamination of endoscopes. Hence, there is a need to design an endoscope that will reduce or eliminate the chances of these deadly bacteria entering the body. In this article, we will look at the finite element analysis of the outer tube part of a newly designed disposable endoscope. The finite element method (SEM) is a popular method for the numerical solution of differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling. Traditional areas of structural analysis include typical problem areas related to heat transfer, fluid flow, mass transport, and electromagnetic potential. Keywords: endoscope, outer tube, finite element method, mathematical modeling, analysis.
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