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Optimizing selective renal occlusive clamp for robotic surgery

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Project Overview

Our project is to optimize a selective renal occlusive clamp for robotic surgery first created last semester. Surgeons are performing more partial nephrectomy surgeries in order spare functional tissue. Another trend is surgery is to use robotics. Dr. Abel is trying to optimize these new techniques and would like us to develop a device that can occlude blood flow in the kidney at the site of the partial nephrectomy. The design is a clamp that will occlude renal blood flow to only the section of the kidney containing the tumor. This will help decrease complications and increase viable tissue remaining after surgery.

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Mike Stitgen, Naomi Humpal, Kelsey Duxstad, and Drew Pierce
Mike Stitgen, Naomi Humpal, Kelsey Duxstad, and Drew Pierce

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Team Members

  • Andrew Pierce - Team Leader
  • Naomi Humpal - Communicator
  • Michael Stitgen - BSAC
  • Kelsey Duxstad - BWIG

Advisor and Client

  • Prof. Paul Thompson - Advisor
  • Dr. Jason Abel - Client

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