Tunneler (thyroid surgery tool)

2024: Product Announcement

In Russia, they developed and began to use a surgical instrument that accelerates thyroid surgery by 50%. This was reported in the press service of the platform of the National Technological Initiative (NTI) in early May 2024.

We are talking about the technology of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov (Sechenov University). Specialists of this university created a kind of tunnels under the skin and muscles of a person for further passage through them of an endoscope and instruments with which the surgeon will be able to carry out the necessary manipulations. Such a development, according to one of its creators Ivan Lychagin, will help minimize soft tissue injuries and bleeding during surgery, and will also help popularize low-traumatic operations in clinical practice.

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As explained in Sechenov University, by 2023, endoscopic operations on the thyroid gland are performed in single centers and are carried out in different ways: in addition to traditional surgeons use axillary, posadiusal, transoral and other approaches. According to the developers, in the future the tunneller can be used in other mini-invasive operations, where subcutaneous or axillary canals must be created to access organs.

When we studied foreign counterparts, we did not find a similar tool. Our development is created according to the needs of miniinvasive surgery, is distinguished by versatility of use and a good constructive solution, since it simplifies access to the organ, helps to "bypass" the vessels without damaging them and thus reduces the risk of bleeding, - said Ivan Lychagin.

It is noted that the technology used to make the tool includes 3D printing, which ensures its uniqueness and the absence of analogues on the market. The project received support within the framework of the acceleration program of the federal project "Platform of University Technological Entrepreneurship."^[1]

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