DocumentCode
627975
Title
A Method to Reconnect Soft Tissue without Sutures
Author
Green, Torben ; Barrientos, M. ; Luna, S. ; Marzouk, S. ; Wang, Huifang
Author_Institution
Dept. of Chem., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
5-7 April 2013
Firstpage
243
Lastpage
244
Abstract
Gastrointestinal problems account for 35% of the annual 176 million ambulatory visits with total costs approximately $1.7 billion in the past year. Currently, surgeries involving the small bowel require sutures, which lead to complications such as infection, cuts, leakage, tearing, and even bursting. We propose to reduce these complications and financial burden to $1.2 billion by using a newly designed Bioadhesive Bandage and Tissue Support to eliminate the need for sutures.
Keywords
adhesives; biological organs; biological tissues; biomedical materials; diseases; surgery; ambulatory visit; bioadhesive bandage; gastrointestinal problem; medical complication; small bowel; soft tissue reconnection; surgery; tissue bursting; tissue cuts; tissue infection; tissue leakage; tissue support; tissue tearing; Biomedical engineering; Force; Intestines; Mechanical variables measurement; Surgery; Testing; Adhesive Bandage; Biohold;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2013 39th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Syracuse, NY
ISSN
2160-7001
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4928-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBEC.2013.41
Filename
6574449
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