TY - GEN
T1 - Minimizing cotton ball retention in neurological procedures
AU - Bechtold, Raphael
AU - Garlow, Benjamin
AU - Liu, Renee
AU - Tandon, Arushi
AU - Szewc, Alexandra
AU - Zhu, William
AU - Musmanno, Olivia
AU - Gorelick, Noah
AU - Suk, Ian
AU - Huang, Judy
AU - Brem, Henry
AU - Manbachi, Amir
AU - Coles, George
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 ASME
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Neurosurgical operations are long and intensive medical procedures, during which the surgeon must constantly have an unobscured view of the brain in order to be able to properly operate, and thus must use a variety of tools to clear obstructions (like blood and fluid) from the operating area. Currently, cotton balls are the most versatile and effective option to accomplish this as they absorb fluids, are soft enough to safely manipulate the brain, act as a barrier between other tools and the brain, and function as a spacer to keep anatomies of the brain open and visible during the operation. While cotton balls allow neurosurgeons to effectively improve visibility of the operating area, they may also be accidentally left in the brain upon completion of the surgery. This can lead to a wide range of post-operative risks including dangerous immune responses, additional medical care or surgical operations, and even death. This project seeks to develop a unique medical device that utilizes ultrasound technology in order to minimize cotton retention after neurosurgical procedures in order to reduce undesired post-operative risks, and maximize visibility.
AB - Neurosurgical operations are long and intensive medical procedures, during which the surgeon must constantly have an unobscured view of the brain in order to be able to properly operate, and thus must use a variety of tools to clear obstructions (like blood and fluid) from the operating area. Currently, cotton balls are the most versatile and effective option to accomplish this as they absorb fluids, are soft enough to safely manipulate the brain, act as a barrier between other tools and the brain, and function as a spacer to keep anatomies of the brain open and visible during the operation. While cotton balls allow neurosurgeons to effectively improve visibility of the operating area, they may also be accidentally left in the brain upon completion of the surgery. This can lead to a wide range of post-operative risks including dangerous immune responses, additional medical care or surgical operations, and even death. This project seeks to develop a unique medical device that utilizes ultrasound technology in order to minimize cotton retention after neurosurgical procedures in order to reduce undesired post-operative risks, and maximize visibility.
KW - Cotton balls
KW - Textiloma
KW - Ultrasound
KW - Visibility
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U2 - 10.1115/DMD2020-9042
DO - 10.1115/DMD2020-9042
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85090622895
T3 - Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020
BT - Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020
Y2 - 6 April 2020 through 9 April 2020
ER -