Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Using Biomechanics to Improve Surgical Instruments - NYTimes.com

Turning to Biomechanics to Build a Kinder, Gentler Rib Spreader

DURHAM, N.C.—The sign on the door at the renovated tobacco warehouse reads “Physcient.” Inside are a few rooms that, depending on where you look, seem like an artist’s studio, a machine shop or a natural history museum. A lathe stands next to a drill press; along other walls are vises, huge enamel-red C-clamps, microscopes and plywood frames covered in electronics.

Using biomechanics to aid in rib spreading in open heart surgery procedures.

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