Fluoroscopy guided forceps for ERCP
Team: FORCEPS22
Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Project Description:
It is extremely difficult to take good quality biopsies in the bile duct, which are needed to diagnose cancer. Once a tumor spreads outside of the bile duct, the patient’s outlook becomes much more grim – therefore, higher biopsy success rates are a critical goal in endoscopy. Our project seeks to create a fluoroscopy-guided endoscopic forceps with improved range of motion over current systems. We want to give surgeons another option in their toolbox to attack difficult-to-reach tumors and provide high quality tissue samples.
Team Members
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Project Mentors, Sponsors, and Partners
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Dr. Venkata Akshintala
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Dr. Mouen Kashab
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Dr. Nathan Scott
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Dr. Stephen Belkoff
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Charlotte Quinn
Course Faculty
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