New Concept for a Thoracic Drainage System Using Magnetic Actuation.

Conclusion. This controllable thoracic drain could reduce the invasiveness for patients requiring thoracic or abdominal cavity drainage.
PMID: 31210101 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Surgical Innovation - June 17, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Taniguchi D, Matsumoto K, Kondo Y, Tsuchiya T, Yamamoto I, Nagayasu T Tags: Surg Innov Source Type: research