The Yale alumni, all from the class of 2020, designed the device for a class, the report said. The hand-held tool was designed to give surgeons better access to fractures, according to one student.
“We designed a hand-held surgical tool that allows for fine angular control of bones in distraction and compression,” Trevor Chan told the Yale Daily News. “This device will give surgeons improved access to the fracture site and will make it easier to align bones in the desired orientation for fixation.”
The team will work on prototyping the device and seek a patent, the report said. Along with funding from Connecticut Innovations, they received $1,000 from the Rothberg Catalyzer Prototype Fund.
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