Undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins have developed a new suturing tool that can help surgeons reduce the risk of post-operative complications due to accidental puncture of internal organs during stitching up by guiding the placement of stitches. The student inventors have described their device, called FastStitch, as a cross between a pliers and a hole-puncher. Although the device is still in the prototype stage, the FastStitch team has already received recognition ...Sunday, 19 August 2012
FastStitch to Help Surgeons Avoid Accidental Puncture of Organs During Stitching
Undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins have developed a new suturing tool that can help surgeons reduce the risk of post-operative complications due to accidental puncture of internal organs during stitching up by guiding the placement of stitches. The student inventors have described their device, called FastStitch, as a cross between a pliers and a hole-puncher. Although the device is still in the prototype stage, the FastStitch team has already received recognition ...
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