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More Sensitive Surgical Tools

Surgery Tool
Keyhole surgery—aka minimally invasive surgery—usually doesn’t create holes in the patient’s body that are large enough for a surgeon [MORE]

Device for Minimally Invasive Mitral Regurgitation Repair

Harpoon Heart Device
Through a small hole in the chest, a new tool allows cardiac surgeons to replace the cords that [MORE]

Mechanical Tissue-Resection Device

RESECTR
In this age of molecular wonders, there’s still lots to be said for good ol’ mechanical engineering, as this piece [MORE]

Get a Microgrip

Microgripper
Johns Hopkins University engineering professor David Gracias demonstrated his “microgripper” at the American Chemical Society meeting last month.  It [MORE]