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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 | James A Cronin IV (Shamus) | ||||||
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Title: Graduate Student (M.S.)
Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Office: Spartanburg, South Carolina Phone: (864) 238-6210 Fax: E-mail: ShamusCronin[AT]gmail.com; Project Title: Design of a Compliant Suturing Instrument for Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Project Supervisor: Dr. Mary Frecker Project Description: Design, optimization, and initial testing of a compliant suturing instrument for the next generation of minimally invasive surgery: Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery. The project covered background information on NOTES, puncture force requirements, compliant suturing design comparisons, and fabrication of an optimized suturing geometry. Masters thesis was completed in August 2007. Project Sponsor:
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