Portable Surgical Retractor Attachments

City of Hope Engineering, 2015-16

Liaison(s): Dr. Sharon Clancy, Dr. Christopher Chung, Dr. Kurt Melstrom
Advisor(s): Nancy Lape
Students(s): Ana Villa (TL-S), Julie Chang (TL-F), Amjad Al Smadi (EX), Sarah Anderson (S) Phuong Nguyen (S), Marisa Kager (F)

To improve surgery visibility and mobility, the City of Hope: Retractor 2015-2016 Clinic Team will design and prototype retractor attachments. Listed by priority level, the following attachment components will be developed: lighting, smoke evacuation, camera optics, and organ barrier. The components will be cordless, long lasting, sterilizable, and capable of maintaining a safe temperature to prevent injury to surgeons and patients.