Technical Name IntraMedullary Endo-Transilluminating (iMET) Device
Project Operator National Yang Ming University Department of Biomedical Engineering
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This invention provides a solution for locating procedure during intramedullary nailing. The best way to treat the patients with long bone fractures is to implant an intramedullary nail into the medullary cavity. However, it is hard to locate the fixed point on the nail while the nail is covered by the wall of long bone. The long wavelength light source, which has low tissue absorbtivity, helps th
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