General Summaries
Barbed mesh for fast, suture-less surgical wound closure
Felder, John
T-018828
Brunner, Peter ; Genin, Guy ; Hacker, Carl ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Lowe, Halle ; Molina, Camilo ; Moran, Daniel ; Repka, Alicia ; Sandler, Jacob
T-019941
Felder, John
T-018828
— Technology Description: A surgeon at Washington University in St. Louis has designed a barbed mesh wound closure device with the potential to save time and improve outcomes by eliminating the need for surgical suturing to close incisions of the skin and fascia. This device has applications in a var…
Trackable pedicle screwsBrunner, Peter ; Genin, Guy ; Hacker, Carl ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Lowe, Halle ; Molina, Camilo ; Moran, Daniel ; Repka, Alicia ; Sandler, Jacob
T-019941
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a system that uses lenticular arrays to better track pedicle screw placement during spinal fusion surgery. By enabling an accurate assessment of the screws’ locations, this system allows for computer-auto…
