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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