Symani Microsurgical Robotic System: Interview with Mark Toland, CEO of Medical Microinstruments
Medical Microinstruments, a medtech company with offices in Pisa, Italy and Delaware, USA, has developed the Symani Microsurgical Robot. The robotic system is designed to assist with microsurgical procedures, and it boasts a variety of advanced features to achieve this goal.
These include a suite of the world’s smallest wristed surgical instruments, tremor reducing technology, and motion scaling (7-20X), to allow surgeons to perform very small and precise movements. The company has also paired with a software company to develop a surgical simulator to help with training surgeons on the system.
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Source: Medgadget - November 3, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Neurosurgery Vascular Surgery @mmimicro_inc microsurgery Source Type: blogs
Ten Things We Forget to Tell Students About Cells | A Forest in My Office | TAPP 126
We listten things that we oftenforget to tell—or remind—our studentsabout cells. We learn how to create a peaceful forest-likeretreat in our office using soundscapes, I get mywinter shorts ready (seriously), andMargaret Reece comments about teachingurinary concepts. That last topic spurs a rant from Kevin ondiversity of course sections.00:00 | Introduction00:56 | Pee Again07:46 | A Forest in My Office13:54 | Sponsored by AAA14:27 | Getting Out My Winter Shorts17:31 | Sponsored by HAPI18:02 | Things We Forget to Tell Students About Cells33:45 | Sponsored by HAPS34:20 | More Things We Forget to Tell Students Ab...
Source: The A and P Professor - November 2, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Understanding “ Damping and Ventricularization ” in cath lab.
“Never take your eyes off the monitor and the pressure curve” It is one of the basic instructions given to the fellows & technicians as they start engaging the coronary artery and Intubating the coronary ostium in their early cath lab postings. There are two commonly heard noise bites in the cath lab for the beginner. 1. Damping 2.Ventricularization.
Damping
It is the deformation of the normal arterial pressure curve, with a blunting of both systolic and diastolic pressure that drops compared to aortic pressure. Extreme damping can mimic a straight line with few wavy undulations. It means the forward f...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 26, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized coronary artery damping and ventricularization Source Type: blogs
The Pee Episode | Teaching Urinary & Renal Concepts | TAPP 125
Teachingrenal anatomy& physiology istricky and sometimesdifficult. InThe Pee Episode I ' ll tell you how Iknow that for sure. Plus, I ' ll share some possiblestrategies for providing the clarity needed to avoid confusion and that unhelpful kind of frustration that sometimes accompanies the renal module in our course. And there ' sa song from Greg Crowther!00:00 | Introduction00:47 | Adventures With Tarzan06:51 | Making Heads or Tails or Loops20:32 | Sponsored by AAA21:31 | Big Picture of Renal A&P32:27 | Pee Values With Greg Crowther34:34 | Sponsored by HAPI35:39 | Scared?41:39 | Sponsored by HAPS42:33 | Urin...
Source: The A and P Professor - October 21, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
AI-Designed Custom Knee Implants
Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK have trialed Generative Design, a design approach that relies on machine learning and artificial intelligence, to create patient-specific knee implants. At present, knee implants are typically created in a limited range of sizes and shapes. While 3D printing has opened some scope for implants that are adapted to an individual’s orthopedic anatomy, few are created with other important variables in mind, such as the activity level of the patient, their weight, or surgical planning constraints. The Generative Design technique, which is already extensively used to design c...
Source: Medgadget - October 13, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Orthopedic Surgery unibirmingham Source Type: blogs
Anatomy & Physiology: Combo or Split? | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski | TAPP 124
Dr. Krista Rompolski joins us for aJournal Club episode discussing a study regarding whether it ' s best to have aseparate anatomy course followed by aphysiology course, or tocombine anatomy& physiology into an integrated two-semester sequence. We ' ve all considered this question, haven ' t we? Now we have somedata to discuss!00:00 | Introduction00:45 | Journal Club02:46 | Summary of Article07:23 | Long-Term Retention Sucks Either Way19:39 | Sponsored by AAA20:35 | Cover Everything?33:33 | Sponsored by HAPI34:44 | Detailing the Level of Detail50:00 | Sponsored by HAPS50:48 | What ' s Best?54:27 | Stayin...
Source: The A and P Professor - October 5, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Does the Aortic root contract or relax during ventricular systole ?
Some time back I asked this question in one of my classes for the fellows and found no takers. Not even a guess? I realized later it was indeed a tough question. The heart is not the only dynamic organ as we generally believe. The entire aorta which is the extension of the left ventricle has to be dynamic according to the physics of ventricular-arterial coupling and the momentum of blood flow.
What happens to the aortic dimension with systole?
Even prior to systole, there is evidence, Aorta gets ready to receive the blood from the LV. So, the Aortic root is larger at the onset of systole. (Ref 2 It is been g...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Anatomy of heart Uncategorized aortic root dynamism cardiology research topic Source Type: blogs
A man in his 50s with acute chest pain without STEMI criteria. Trop negative. Cath lab cancelled. But how about the ECG and echo?
Case submitted by Matt Tanzi MD, written by Pendell MeyersA man in his early 50s presented with substernal chest pain and that started 1 hour prior to arrival. There was some radiation to the left jaw and diaphoresis. He had ongoing pain on arrival.Initial triage ECG:What do you think?I sent this to Dr. Smith who immediately replied that it is diagnostic of OMI, but difficult to tell whether it is1) anterolateral with de Winter morphology, or instead2) A combination of Aslanger ' s pattern (inferior OMI with single lead STE in III and reciprocal STD in I, aVL, plus widespread STD of subendocardial ischemia) with ...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - September 22, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Fonts, Syllabi, and Poop | TAPP 123
Host Kevin Patton revisits the concept of using thesyllabus and othercourse documents to build apositive and productive course culture.Poop—it ' s everywhere! Does thefont or typeface we use affect students —especially regardinglearning andmemory? We look for answers in this episode!00:00 | Introduction00:52 | Revisiting the Syllabus16:28 | Poop. Poop. Poop.19:00 | Sponsored by AAA19:59 | Fonts Are Important in Teaching& Learning30:54 | Sponsored by HAPI31:57 | Desirably Difficult Reading?42:00 | Sponsored by HAPS43:00 | Fluent& Dysfluent Fonts56:12 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or ac...
Source: The A and P Professor - September 20, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
What I loved about radiology was the magic
An excerpt from Balance, Pedal, Breathe: A Journey Through Medical School. What I loved about radiology was the magic. Invisible beams revealed mysteries no one could see on the surface of a person. Each of us harbors a secret life. This might be a simple quirk of anatomy: a liver lobe that lies a bit
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What I loved about radiology was the magic originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 9, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Claire Unis, MD Tags: Physician Radiology Source Type: blogs
Precautions for cardiac catheterization in a cyanotic child
Pediatric diagnostic cardiac catheterizations have come down with the availability of better imaging modalities which can give most of the details needed for management non-invasively. Still cardiac catheterization may still be needed in selected cases, leave alone the catheterization prior to pediatric cardiac interventions. Cyanotic child presents more challenges during cardiac catheterization, mostly due to the presence of hypoxia and polycythemia.
Hospitalization on the previous day will be desirable along with 3-4 hour fasting prior to procedure. As there is a chance for hemoconcentration during fasting, adequate hyd...
Source: Cardiophile MD - September 9, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Angiography and Interventions Source Type: blogs
Gerbode ventricular septal defects type I, II and III
Though congenital left ventricle to right atrium connections have been described as early as 1838 at autopsy [1, cited in 2], the description by Frank Gerbode and colleagues was in 1958, in their surgical series [3]. They described three varieties of communications:
Fusion of the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve to the edges of the ventricular septal defect associated with a perforation of the leaflet. Shunt occurs from left ventricle directly into right atrium.
A defect or cleft of tricuspid valve close to its point of attachment directly overlying the VSD.
A combination of these two lesions.
They also described t...
Source: Cardiophile MD - September 8, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Teaching Human Reproduction | A Chat with Margaret Reece | TAPP 122
VeteranA&P educator andreproduction researcherDr. Margaret Reece joins host Kevin Patton to talk about challenges of teaching humanreproduction and development. Reece also briefly discusses heronline resources (MedicalScienceNavigator.com) and her experiences in helpingoverwhelmed A&P students succeed in their studies.00:00 | Introduction00:43 | Reproductive Biology08:13 | Sponsored by AAA08:58 | Ultrasound& Reproductive Biology20:25 | Sponsored by HAPI21:13 | Basic Science35:27 | Sponsored by HAPS36:33 | Medical Science Navigator50:19 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the aud...
Source: The A and P Professor - September 8, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
The Poop Episode | Using Fecal Changes to Monitor Health | TAPP 121
InThe Poop Episode, host Kevin Patton applies stories from his experiencemonitoring digestive health in zoo and circus animals to human anatomy and physiology. We explore thefrequency of defecation, andhow to read poop for common health issues. This is the episode that tells you how toget an elephant to poop on command!00:00 | Introduction01:08 | Getting Our 5#!+ in Order07:42 | Zookeepers Know Their 5#!+23:13 | Sponsored by AAA24:18 | No Poop July30:58 | Sponsored by HAPI32:07 | Poop Reading42:12 | Sponsored by HAPS42:58 | We All Need to Know Our 5#!+46:24 | Staying Connected★ If you cannot see or activate the...
Source: The A and P Professor - August 25, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Why “ Isolation of pulmonary veins ” and “ Arrest of AF ” may turn out to be two different events !
AF is not only the most common cardiac arrhythmia,it is also an extensively researched entity in cardiology literature. We are trying to rein in, this arrhythmia for the past three decades with multiple strategies. Drugs, pacemakers, ICDs devices, surgical cuts, RF catheters, and the latest technique is trying to frostbite the atrial electrical circuits with ICE. ( Karl-Heinz Kuck,N Engl J Med 2016 )
It is believed that up 60% of AF originate from pulmonary veins. What does it mean? So, when we blindly suggest PV Isolation routinely for all PAF, there is 40% futility straightaway! Apart from the hugely variable anatom...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - August 19, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Atrial fibrillation Uncategorized affirm trial CABANA trial fire and ice study atrial fibrillation pulmonary vein isolation race trial rate vs rhythm control in af RF ablation for af right atrial focus in atrial fibrillation svc focus Source Type: blogs
