IP Requirement: Medical University of South Carolina IP

Experience Requirement:

– Mechanical Design

– Rapid Prototyping

Electrocautery has been used for more than 100 years to control intraoperative bleeding.  The smoke created by this has been associated with pulmonary disease in the OR team.  Smoke evacuation devices have been developed to mitigate this risk.  These devices are clinically ineffective and make surgical procedures in tight spaces much more difficult.  Currently there are several federal and state regulations that will require more solutions for this problem.