Competitive Advantages
- Minimally-invasive
- Fewer complications
- Shorter hospital stay
- Low chances of incisional hernia
Summary
USF researchers have created a method of resecting a luminal structure, such as a colon, which obviates the need for large incisions. The instrumentation disclosed herein addresses the need to make an incision in the abdomen in order to remove the resected colon. Rather than subject the patient to any incision other than the small, 1-2 cm, incisions required of the laparoscopic instruments, the invention includes instrumentation and associated methods that allow the resected colon to be removed through the anus. By avoiding a large incision the incidence of wound infections is lessened which helps the patient to recover faster and reduces the trauma to the patient in the operating room.
Block Diagram of the Surgical Apparatus
Desired Partnerships
- License
- Sponsored Research
- Co-Development