An illuminating retractor for intracranial microneurosurgery

Roman Mirsky; Timothy M McCullough; M Sean Grady; H Richard Winn; Matthew A Howard III; George T Gillies

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An illuminating retractor for intracranial microneurosurgery

Roman Mirsky, Timothy M McCullough, M Sean Grady, H Richard Winn, Matthew A Howard III and George T Gillies

IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering, Vol.45(1), pp.129-131

1998

DOI: 10.1109/10.650367

PMID: 9444848

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Abstract

During certain microneurosurgical procedures, the illumination provided by current coaxial microscope light sources is suboptimal. One potential solution is the surgical light blade (SLB), a malleable retractor incorporating a flat fiberoptic bundle along its surface. The SLB provides intense illumination within the surgical field without decreasing the amount of limited operating space. A prototype of the SLB was tested in six patients. Results suggest that with further development the SLB could become useful for intracranial microneurosurgery.

Neurosurgery

Biological and medical sciences

Medical sciences

Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases

Skull, brain, vascular surgery

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Title: Subtitle: An illuminating retractor for intracranial microneurosurgery
Creators: Roman Mirsky - Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States
Timothy M McCullough - Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States
M Sean Grady - Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, United States
H Richard Winn - Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, United States
Matthew A Howard III - Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States
George T Gillies - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering, Vol.45(1), pp.129-131
DOI: 10.1109/10.650367
PMID: 9444848
NLM abbreviation: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng
ISSN: 0018-9294
eISSN: 1558-2531
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; New York, NY
Language: English
Date published: 1998
Academic Unit: Neurology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984020725902771

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