Peregrine laparoscopic grasper
2.75 Medical Device Design
Prof. Alexander H. Slocum & Prof. Giovanni Traverso - Fall 2019
2.75 Medical Device Design is a graduate-level course taught by Prof. Alexander Slocum where student are taught how to develop new medical devices that solve real clinical challenges brought by clinicians and industry partners.
In this class our team developed a novel deployable six-tooth grasper for laparoscopic myomectomy.
The Peregrine Grasper
Along with the Peregrine team, we developed a full-scale novel deployable laparoscopic grasper for myomectomy surgeries. At this point, we are filling a provisional patent and working on a journal article. The information on the website will be updated soon.
Design of the grasper
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Preliminary tests of first principles
Preliminary TestsPreliminary Tests
Full-scale laparoscopic grasper development and testing
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Design
Working on the design of this section. coming up soon.
For detailed information about the project, please check the Publications and related documents section.
Preliminary Tests
Working on the design of this section. coming up soon.
For detailed information about the project, please check the Publications and related documents section.
Full-scale model
Working on the design of this section. coming up soon.
For detailed information about the project, please check the Publications and related documents section.
The team
The Peregrine team was comprised of Dr. Brenden Butters, Daniel Wollin, MD, and myself, working under the mentoring of Prof. Alexander Slocum and Prof. Giovanni Traverso. John Petrozza, MD, was our clinical partern.
This project was a reality thanks to the help of Mark Belanger, Patrick McAtamney, and the MIT Edgerton Center. Dorothy Fleischer, and Dave Custer, for their thoughtful comments. Adam Wentworth, for his assistance in device testing. Irina Gaziyeva, Nevan Hanumara, and MIT course 2.75 for making this project possible.
