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332 Leonhard Building Penn State University University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-7523 |
A collaborative effort by faculty in: Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering and Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering |
  
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| About | Jeremy Schadler | ||||||
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Title: Graduate Student (M.S.)
Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Office: 332 Leonhard Building Phone: (814) 863-7523 Fax: (814) 863-4745 E-mail: jstar@psu.edu Project Title: Design of multifunctional minimally invasive surgery tools. Project Supervisor: Dr. Mary Frecker Project Description: Minimally invasive surgery is a constantly expanding area of medical science and has many advantages over open surgery. Most existing tools for these procedures are single function by design, requiring the surgeon to constantly withdraw and re-insert new tools into the patient. Continually switching instruments can lengthen time in operation and compromise patient safety. Combining multiple functions into a single tool, particularly functions that are often used consecutively, will result in reduced surgery time and decreased danger to the patient. Existing tools and design procedures and methodologies are very lacking in this area. The goal of this research is to aid in the development of design methodologies leading to the design and further development of multifunctional minimally invasive surgery tools. A prototype has been built as an example of one possible multifunctional combination. The design incorporates cutting, grasping and articulating functions into a single, multifunctional instrument. This prototype is included on a patent on multifunctionality in minimally invasive surgery tools by Penn State. This prototype was also entered in a Student Mechanism Design Competition at the 2002 ASME DETC Conference in Montreal, Canada and was awarded Third Place. Project Sponsor: The Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Engineering Research Grant
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