TY - GEN
T1 - A method to reconnect soft tissue without sutures
AU - Green, T.
AU - Barrientos, M.
AU - Luna, S.
AU - Marzouk, S.
AU - Wang, H.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adhesive Bandage
KW - Biohold
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U2 - 10.1109/NEBEC.2013.41
DO - 10.1109/NEBEC.2013.41
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84887004401
SN - 9780769549644
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC
SP - 243
EP - 244
BT - Proceedings - 39th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2013
T2 - 39th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2013
Y2 - 5 April 2013 through 7 April 2013
ER -