Mechanical Strength Analysis of Endoscopic Gastroscope Tip Jackets: 3D Modeling, Computational Simulations, and 3D Printing Fabrication

Pramodkumar Minocha; Deveshkumar Kothwala; Dikshita Lodha; Dhananjaya Shukla; Tapan Dhimar; Mansi Manthan Naik

doi:10.69968/ijisem.2025v4i330-37

Authors

Pramodkumar Minocha Meril Medical Innovations Private Limited, Bilakhia House, Survey no.879, Muktanand marg, Chala, Vapi, Dist-Valsad, Gujarat, 396191, India
Deveshkumar Kothwala Meril Medical Innovations Private Limited, Bilakhia House, Survey no.879, Muktanand marg, Chala, Vapi, Dist-Valsad, Gujarat, 396191, India
Dikshita Lodha Meril Medical Innovations Private Limited, Bilakhia House, Survey no.879, Muktanand marg, Chala, Vapi, Dist-Valsad, Gujarat, 396191, India
Dhananjaya Shukla Meril Medical Innovations Private Limited, Bilakhia House, Survey no.879, Muktanand marg, Chala, Vapi, Dist-Valsad, Gujarat, 396191, India
Tapan Dhimar Meril Medical Innovations Private Limited, Bilakhia House, Survey no.879, Muktanand marg, Chala, Vapi, Dist-Valsad, Gujarat, 396191, India
Mansi Manthan Naik Meril Medical Innovations Private Limited, Bilakhia House, Survey no.879, Muktanand marg, Chala, Vapi, Dist-Valsad, Gujarat, 396191, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69968/ijisem.2025v4i330-37

Keywords:

Endoscopic Gastroscope Tip Jackets, Mechanical Compression Strength, 3D Printing, Finite Element Analysis

Abstract

The durability and functionality of endoscopic gastroscope tip jackets in medical applications are critically and specifically dependent on their mechanical compression strength. All the way from conceptualisation to computer simulations to physical production through 3D printing this study covers it all. In order to highly accurately forecast the mechanical behaviour of our gastroscope tip jacket, sophisticated 3D modelling tools were used to produce exact geometry. In order to understand the stress distribution, deformation patterns, and material performance under clinical load circumstances, finite element analysis (FEA) was used to simulate required compression forces. To improve structural integrity, the simulations led the choice of materials and the optimisation of the design.

In order to evaluate and confirm the ouPEEKts of computational analysis, prototypes were manufactured using advanced medical-grade 3D printing technology with surgical constraints. The mechanical characteristics of the 3D models and the 3D printed samples were analyzed by performing compression tests, and these were used for validation with simulation results. The created models and approaches were proven to be highly reliable when the experimental results showed a strong alignment with the computational predictions.

The potential of integrating computational modelling with 3D printing in the design and testing of medical device components is proven by this integrated method. The results put out a plan for making endoscopic treatments safer, highly efficient, and more durable for patients by improving the designs of gastroscope tip jackets.

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