Johns Hopkins University Center for Bioengineering and Innovation Design

NECO™: A Revolutionary Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Device

The only accepted, effective treatment for renal cell carcinoma is surgical removal of the affected kidney area. The Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy (LPN) is a minimally invasive procedure which removes only the area of the kidney containing the tumor. To improve the quality and effectiveness of LPN, the team designed a device which addresses the difficult elements of the procedure which hinder its widespread use.

Sponsors

  • Rob Caruso, M.D., Urologist, Essex-Hudson Urology and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
  • Malcolm Lloyd, M.D., Founder, Device Evolutions LLC

 

Undergraduate Student Design Team Members

  • Francisco Contijoch
  • Aubri Gillespie
  • Carolyn Purington
  • Michelle Harran
  • Smita Mohan
  • Tom Chen
  • Rohan Shah
  • Kaori Yamada
  • Philip Parker

 

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