Stanford researchers at the Woo Lab have designed and manufactured a flexible, compact laparoscopic device for knot tying during cardiac, thoracic, and ENT operations.
Stanford researchers have developed a new method and medical device to close the abdominal wall fascia after laparotomy to reduce the incidence of incisional hernias. Incisional hernias occur in nearly 50% of high risk patients leading to costs of about $3B annually.