Advanced metamaterials dedicated for cardiovascular surgeries to minimize tissue injury - AtraumaBioMat

Project summary

• Rationale / Needs to be addressed. The main challenge are excessive clamping and grasping forces and lack of a haptic feedback in most of CardioVascular and Thoracic Clamping and Grasping Instruments (CVTCGI), which may cause severe surgical complications interrupting blood flow or causing life-threatening haemorrhage • Objective of the project is stress sensing to control pressure on tissues and overload protection preventing its damage. The productive objective includes sustainable design-to-reuse & -repair. Innovation for achieving is novel ToolBox Technology (TBT) consisting of enhanced biocompatibile sensors, metamaterials with reversible defined deformation soft-touch surfaces & easy-to-clean coatings • Planned applications of the TBT are atraumatic CVTCGIs in daily clinical practise (clamps, graspers, forceps) • Impact and potential benefits are shortened hospitalizations (cost reduction 50%), minimized burden to patients, reduced surgeon workload & carbon footprint