Redesigning the Lighting and Optics for Laparoscopic Surgery

City of Hope Engineering, 2016-17

Liaison(s): Dr. Kurt Melstrom, Dr. Yanghee Woo, Dr. Yuman Fong, Dr. Mustafa Raoof
Advisor(s): Qimin Yang
Students(s): Kathryn Jones (TL-S), Erica Martelly (TL-F), Leonardo Huerta, Richard Liu (F), Sean Nguyen (F), Arthur Reyes (S), Robin Bendiak (S)

Minimally-invasive (laparoscopic) surgeries currently utilize a tethered, expensive system that relies on a single hot, limited-range incandescent light attached to a lone camera. This year the team focused on designing a set of cost-effective, self-sufficient systems using modern lighting and cam-era systems that will provide improved visibility for surgeons.