Mr. Gray
Period A
11 May 2018
website: https://www.xconomy.com/wisconsin/2018/05/08/medical-engineering-innovations-gets-1-2m-for-tumor-zapping-devices/
summary:
MEI says it is developing surgical devices for the elimination of cancerous tumors. The company tools are also aimed at helping healthcare providers perform liver resections; procedures that involve removing diseased liver tissue in cancer patients. The system includes a box shaped device that generates radio frequency energy, and an electrode that delivers the energy to a patients tissue and blood vessels through a set of disposable blades. MEI’s products introduce a step prior to surgery that the company says can reduce a patient’s blood loss and shorten the amount of time surgeons need to operate. The goal is to get tissue in the liver to coagulate and blood vessels to seal within three to six minutes after the surgeon touches the blades to the target area of the patient’s body.
My Thoughts:
This innovation can save many lives. People suffering from any time of liver cancer or tumors it is a fast, safe and sufficient way to clear any type of disease. Having surgery procedures shortened is in everyone favors because the patients would not have to be under the knife for so long and the surgeon could be done fast which can reduce mistakes
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