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Optically-guided scalpel with light-scattering module for carpal tunnel surgical procedure via minimally invasive surgery

Issue title: Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology – Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, 18–21 August 2015, Shanghai, China

Guest editors: Feng Liu, Dong-Hoon Lee, Ricardo Lagoa and Sandeep Kumar

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Chiang, Ming-Chea | Huang, Ching-Chengb; c; *

Affiliations: [a] Department of Neurosurgical Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan | [b] Regional R&D Service Department, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre, 6F, No. 162-24, Sec. 3, Hsin-Yi Rd., Taipei 10658, Taiwan | [c] Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ming-Chuan University, 5 De Ming Rd., Gui Shan District, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Ching-Cheng Huang, Regional R&D Service Department, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre, 6F, No. 162-24, Sec. 3, Hsin-Yi Rd., Taipei 10658, Taiwan. Tel.: +886-988-915063; Fax: +886-3-3593840; E-mail: [email protected].

Keywords: Biological evaluation, clinical evaluation, carpal tunnel, microscopic surgical procedure, scalpel

DOI: 10.3233/BME-151303

Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 26, no. s1, pp. S173-S179, 2015

Published: 2015
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A novel technique and product for carpal tunnel microscopic surgical procedures using a modified medical device containing a head as a surgical scalpel under light guidance were designed and studied. The novel design of the medical device was developed and applied in a new carpal tunnel microscopic surgical procedure in place of the traditional carpal tunnel surgical procedure. Biological and clinical evaluations of carpal tunnel surgical procedure using the designed optically guided medical device were studied. For commercialized reasons, some guidance was considered, such as ISO 10993-1:2009(E), for the biological evaluation of the device. Furthermore, a clinical evaluation was carried out. The designed optically guided medical device could provide a powerful medical device for carpal tunnel syndrome and related applications.

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