Redesigning Wireless Cameras and Smoke Evacuators for Laparoscopic Surgery
January 1, 2018City of Hope Engineering, 2017-18
Liaison(s): Dr. Kurt Melstrom, Dr. Yanghee Woo, Dr. Mustafa Raoof, Dr. Yuman Fong
Advisor(s): Angie Lee
Students(s): Lam Huynh (TL-F), Lillian Liang (TL-S), Marisa de Souza (F), Casey Gardner (F), Sabrina Chang (S), Ice Limchantra (S), Elizabeth Poss (S)
The City of Hope Wireless Clinic team is designing low-cost and wireless laparoscopic cameras and smoke evacuators. In laparoscopic surgery, smoke is a byproduct that must be evacuated because it impedes visibility and is potentially hazardous, ultimately prolonging surgery. In addition to designing the systems to be wireless, the team is incorporating recirculation of insufflated air into the smoke evacuation system and first-person view (FPV) VR technology into the camera system. With their designs, the team aims to improve visualization of the abdominal cavity during laparoscopic surgery and increase access to laparoscopic surgical tools.