SurgyPack™: A Novel Means for Bowel Packing
Open abdominal surgeries often depend on the bowel packing procedure, in which cotton laparatomy sponges are held in place by retractor blades to prevent the bowels from invading the surgical area. The Surgypack aims to reduce the operating room time and post-operative morbidity associated with the current bowel packing procedure. The Surgypack is non-abrasive and does not leave behind particulate matter, which diminishes the adhesiogenic nature of the bowel packing procedure. In addition, it is a sterilizable, single-piece device that balances rigidity and flexibility, allowing surgeons to easily manipulate the device, while possessing sufficient strength to retain the bowels.
Sponsor
- Robert Bristow, MD, Gynecology and Obstretrics, JHU School of Medicine
- Anotonio Santillan, MD, MBA, Gynecology and Obstetrics, JHU School of Medicine
Undergraduate Student Design Team Members
- Josh Liu
- Gaya Murugappan
- Kevin Yeh
- Mike Bisogno
- Vicki Zhou
- Brian Liu
- Sameet Manek
- Anshuman Gupta
- Barbara Ha
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