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Development and Application of a No-Clog Surgical Suction Tip Using 3D Printing Technology
- Source :
- Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- International Scientific Information, Inc., 2018.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND Clogging of the suction tip frequently occurs during orthopedic surgery. We developed a novel anti-clog suction tip using 3D printing technology to improve orthopedic surgery efficiency. MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied the root causes of obstructions in suction tips currently employed in orthopedic surgery during actual surgical cases. CAD software and 3D printer was used to design, modify, and print the novel suction tip. The frequency of clogging, the frequency of replacement of the suction tip, the time lost in replacing suction tips or connecting tubes, surgical duration, intraoperative surgical blood loss, and the satisfaction scores for the suction tips as rated by the surgeons were compared between the novel suction tip and the conventional suction tip. Comparisons were made first in laboratory experiments using a simulant liquid and then during total hip replacement surgeries. RESULTS In the simulant liquid experiments, the novel suction tips showed significantly reduced frequency of complete clogging and decreased time spent removing all fluid in comparison to the conventional suction tips (p
- Subjects :
- 030110 physiology
0301 basic medicine
Suction (medicine)
medicine.medical_specialty
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
medicine.medical_treatment
3D printing
Suction
3d printer
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
stomatognathic system
Blood loss
Clinical Research
medicine
Humans
Orthopedic Procedures
Orthopedic Equipment
business.industry
General Medicine
Suction Tips
Surgical Instruments
Arthroplasty
Vacuum Curettage
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Printing, Three-Dimensional
Orthopedic surgery
Computer-Aided Design
business
Biomedical engineering
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16433750
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical Science Monitor
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....62d0aafc881783c9d2be0c6d5f5cadf1