Carnegie Mellon researchers seek to control blood loss

This post is about how Carnegie Mellon University's Matt Oberdier is in the process of developing a new hydrosurgery system to help physicians better manage the amounts of excessive bleeding during surgery. A Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon said his device will be designed to help surgeons readily clear excess blood and control bleeding during critical stages involving operations of the brain. "We are creating a device that will house a clear, hermetically sealed dome through which instruments may be passed, and a special pump to apply fluid pressure and monitor the flow to the surgical area,'' said Oberdier, the Ph.D candidate. The future of biomedical engineering relies on the creation of cutting-edge tools for physicians and hospitals. This was stated by Antaki, who is part of an interdisciplinary team that developed a blood pump that provides up to six months of extended circulatory support for children and infants recovering from heart surgery or awaiting a heart transplant.
http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2010/03/12/carnegie_mellon_researchers_seek_to_control_blood_loss.html