Bioabsorbable Fasteners for Laparoscopic Incisions
Kenneth S Danielson, MD1, Charles Rogers2. 1Androscoggin Valley Hospital, 2Opus KSD, Inc.Objective: Develop a skin stapler suitable for closing short laparoscopic incisions using a technique comparable to the “Set-back Buried Dermal Suture”. Description: The Set-back Buried Dermal Suture (SBDS), first published in 2010 [1], is an interrupted vertically applied suture that captures the dermal tissue… Continue Reading
Trans Abdominal Strap for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia
Michael J Tozzi, Chief Executive Officer. TAS Medical, Inc.We seek to eliminate the need for surgical mesh in ventral hernia repairs and to convert procedures from open surgery to a laparoscopic repair. There are 350,000 ventral hernia repairs in the United States each year and many more around the globe. Most of these surgeries (~75%)… Continue Reading
Mechanical needleless and punctureless high pressure endoscopic lift establishment method for ESD more reliably expands the submucosal layer vs. the standard sclerotherapy needle/catheter in an ex vivo bovine colon model.
Neil Mitra, MD1, Dasuni Niyagama Gamage, MD1, Sharabi Abdelsalam, MD1, Carl Winkler, MD1, Jaspreet Sandhu, MD2, Xiaohong Yan, PhD1, Vesna Cekic, RN1, HMC Shantha Kumara, PhD1, Richard Whelan, MD1. 1Mount Sinai West Hospital, 2Brookdale University Hospital Medical CenterIntroduction: Generating a mucosal lift is critical for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD). The expanded submucosa (SM) provides a… Continue Reading
Modeling and Simulation of Stress Distribution on Deformable Tissue for a Magnetic Actuated Laparoscopic Camera
Ning Li, Jindong Tan, PhD. The University of TennesseeBackground and Objective: Fully insertable laparoscopic cameras, compared to conventional trocar-based laparoscopes, feature more locomotive flexibility in a larger workspace and thus represent a promising trending of laparoscopic imaging devices. These cameras, typically anchored against the interior abdominal wall and manipulated through magnetic coupling, although have shown their… Continue Reading
Non-invasive Ingestible Sensing System for Gastrointestinal Secretion Analysis
Luke A Beardslee, PhD, MD, George E Banis, Justin M Stine, Rajendra Mayavan Sathyam, Reza Ghodssi, PhD. University of Maryland Objective of the technology or device: We report an ingestible capsule for pH-targeted sampling and sensing within the human gut. Current methods for evaluating gastrointestinal (GI) health entail imaging or endoscopic sampling. Repeated procedures can… Continue Reading
Teamwork Leadership Training for Medical Professionals with First-Person Simulation Video Gameplay
Yen-Yi Juo, Sophia Poorsattar, Cameron Rice, Yue-Ming Huang, Markus Iseli, John Joon Lee, Alan Koenig, Rukhsana Khan, Rachel Lewin, Michael Smith, Federica Raia, Noreen Webb, Areti Tillou, Randolph Steadman. UCLAOBJECTIVE: To develop a first-person interactive computer simulation game that can train medical professionals to lead an ad hoc team. DESCRIPTION: During trauma code activations or crises… Continue Reading
LapTool-Net: A Context-Aware Deep Learning System for Automatic Detection of Surgical Tools in Laparoscopic Videos
Babak Namazi, MS1, Katerina 0 Wells, MD2, Steven G Leeds, MD2, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD2, Venkat Deverajan, PhD1, James W Fleshman, MD2. 1University of Texas at Arlington, 2Baylor University Medical CenterObjective of the Technology: Monitoring the usage of different surgical instruments in a laparoscopic procedure is a critical part of automated systems for tracking surgical actions.… Continue Reading
Surgical Management of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: A Novel Use of Intuitive/DaVinci Firefly Technology
Corbin Cleary, MD, Ziyad Nasrawi, MD, Angelo Reyes, Raffaelle Borriello. New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalPulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare pathological conditions resulting from an atypical connection between arterial and venous systems within the pulmonary vasculature. These lesions bypass the capillary beds and can grow over time, leading to right-to-left shunts, possibly causing hypoxia or… Continue Reading
Robotic Assisted Intracorporeal 3-D Tissue Engineering – The Evolutionary Next Step
Desmond M D'Souza, MD, FACS1, Andre Simeunovic2, Ali A Adib2, Peter Kneuertz, MD1, David Hoelzle, PhD2. 1The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 2The Ohio State UniversityObjective: 1. Develop tissue engineered materials that are friendly to the intracorporeal environment 2. Develop new additive manufacturing-based (also termed 3-D printing) robotic surgery instruments to deliver such material.… Continue Reading
NOVEL SURGICAL DEVICES FOR LEFT–SIDED MINIMALLY INVASIVE COLORECTAL RESECTION WITH TRANSRECTAL SPECIMEN EXTRACTION AND INTRACORPOREAL ANASTOMOSIS
Eric M Haas, MD, FACS, FASCRS. 1) Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 2) Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 3) South East Clinical Research Associates, Inc.Objective: A major drawback of minimally invasive left-sided (LS)… Continue Reading