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
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
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
Early cancer detection in peripheral blood using liquid biopsy to expose circulating tumor DNA and machine-learning for mutational pattern analysis
Jonathan Douissard, MD1, Frederic Ris, MD1, Minia Hellan, MD2, James Ouellette, MD2, Thibaud Koessler, MD1, Nicolas C Buchs, MD1, Leo Bueler, MD, PhD1, Frederic Triponez, MD, PhD1, Christian Toso, MD, PhD1. 1University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, 2Wright State University, Ohio, USAOBJECTIVE OF THE TECHNOLOGY: Standard screening recommendations are available for only a few cancers and… 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
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
SUBCUTANEOUS ONLAY LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH (SCOLA) FOR MESH REPAIR OF UMBILICAL HERNIA WITH CONCURRENT PLICATION OF DIASTASIS RECTI
Caroline T Dong, MD, David M Pechman, MD, MBA, David Weithorn, MD, Prashanth V Sreeramoju, MD, MPH, FACS, Diego R Camacho, MD, FACS, Flavio Malcher Martins De Oliveira, MD, MSc. Montefiore Medical CenterBACKGROUND: Patients presenting for evaluation of umbilical hernias are often found to have concomitant diastasis recti. Isolated repair of hernia defects in these patients may not provide complete symptomatic… Continue Reading
enlightenVue Single Use 2mm Micro-endoscope Platform with 2 Working Channels
Deepak Kumar Sahu1, Giacomo Basadonna, MD2. 1Alira Health, 2University of Massachusetts1. Objective of the technology or device: enlightenVue platform is a single-use 2mm micro-endoscope with 2 working channels that can be used for both diagnostic and interventional procedures with high-definition image quality. The single-use, cost effective micro-endoscope is the ideal solution to increase the number… Continue Reading
How Do You Size Your Sleeve?
Paul E Enochs, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Jaime L Bull, CRC, PAS. WakeMed Bariatric Specialists of NCObjective: Sleeve based procedures now encompass approximately 70% of all bariatric surgeries. Yet with the increasing prevalence of these procedures, a standardized technique has not been established. There are hundreds of variations of techniques all in an attempt to create… Continue Reading
A New Age of Biliary Intervention For The General Surgeon
Clay M Merritt, DO, Joshua C Dilday, DO, Eric P Ahnfeldt, DO, FACS, FASMBS. William Beaumont Army Medical CenterThe SpyGlass DS system (SpyGlass™, Boston Scientific Corp, Marlborough, MA, USA) is a single use/single operator system designed to aid endoscopic procedures of the pancreaticobiliary system. Specifically, it permits direct visualization of ductal structures and provides many… Continue Reading
The BODY-Q Bariatric Module: Developing a patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) system to assess novel bariatric technologies
Danny Mou, MD1, Claire E de Vries, MD2, R N van Veen, MD3, D Makarawung4, Lisa van den Berg1, S W Nienhuijs, MD5, Ronald S Liem, MD6, MJ Wiezer, MD7, Maarten Hoogbergen, MD8, Andrea Pusic, MD1, Anne Klassen, DPhil9, Ali Tavakkoli, MD1. 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2Arts-onderzoeker bariatrische chirurgie, 3Obesitas Centrum Amsterdam, 4Netherlands Obesity Clinic,… Continue Reading
System Factors in the OR: Measurement and intervention with the OR Black Box
Robert C Adams-McGavin, B, Eng1, James J Jung, MD1, Anne H van Dalen, MD, BSc2, Marlies P Schijven, MD, PhD, MHSc2, Teodor P Grantcharov, MD, PhD1. 1International Centre for Surgical Safety, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, 2Dept of surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the… Continue Reading
Retrograde Endoluminal Vac Therapy: A Novel Approach to Improve Patient Tolerance
Kevin Brown, MD, Alisan Fathalizadeh, MD, John Rodriguez, MD. Cleveland Clinic FoundationObjective: Gastric leaks following bariatric surgery are among the most feared postoperative complications. Although revisional surgery is a treatment option, it carries a higher morbidity and mortality than conservative measures and endoscopic therapy. Although only a handful of cases exist for endoluminal vac therapy… Continue Reading
New Endosuture Instrument System for flexible endoscopic suturing in the GI-tract
Karl-Hermann Fuchs, MD, Kai Neki, MD, A Lee, MD, R Dominguez Profeta, MD, R Broderick, MD, B Sandler, MD, Santiago Horgan, Prof. UC San DiegoObjective: Therapeutic endoscopy such as endoscopic tumor resections in the GI tract may be facilitated by more advanced instruments for dissecting and suturing. In the past, several complex multitasking platforms to… Continue Reading
First Experience Using Senhance® Ultrasonic System in General Surgery
Dietmar Stephan, MD, Ibrahim Darwich, MD, Badrig Melekian, MD, Frank Willeke, MD. St. Marien-Krankenhaus SiegenThe robot-assisted surgery was previously associated with the name DaVinci® (Intuitive) worldwide. Since 2016, a second robotic system has been available with the Senhance® (Transenterix). The system is based on laparoscopy and is characterized in particular by haptic feedback, scope control… Continue Reading