Name: A tool to fix one of the most dangerous moments in surgery
Uploaded: 2014-07-15T15:01:38Z
Duration: 9 min 7 s
Description: Surgeons are required every day to puncture human skin before procedures — with the risk of damaging what's on the other side. In a fascinating talk, find out how mechanical engineer Nikolai Begg is using physics to update an important medical device, called the trocar, and improve one of the most dangerous moments in many common surgeries.

Surgeons are required every day to puncture human skin before procedures — with the risk of damaging what's on the other side. In a fascinating talk, find out how mechanical engineer Nikolai Begg is using physics to update an important medical device, called the trocar, and improve one of the most dangerous moments in many common surgeries.

Nikolai Begg: A tool to fix one of the most dangerous moments in surgery

A tool to fix one of the most dangerous moments in surgery

A crucial moment in surgery, puncturing tissue, holds risks of damaging vital organs, a challenge Nikolai Begg aims to mitigate.

Begg introduces a spring-loaded mechanism that retracts surgical tools at the moment of puncture, reducing potential complications.

Over 30,000 complications in the US annually from procedures like laparoscopic surgery can be mitigated by Begg's innovative device.