{"id":95671,"date":"2024-07-16T15:25:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/this-python-inspired-device-could-make-rotator-cuff-surgeries-more-effective\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T15:25:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:25:12","slug":"this-python-inspired-device-could-make-rotator-cuff-surgeries-more-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/this-python-inspired-device-could-make-rotator-cuff-surgeries-more-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"This python-inspired device could make rotator cuff surgeries more effective"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/070824_cy_python-inspired-device_inline.jpg?resize=680%2C539&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"This python-inspired device could make rotator cuff surgeries more effective\" title=\"This python-inspired device could make rotator cuff surgeries more effective\" \/><\/div> \r\n<br><div style=\"clear:both\">\n<style><![CDATA[\n.subscribe-cta {\n  color: black;\n  margin-top: 0px;\n  background-color: #D5DDEE;\n  background-size: cover;\n  padding: 20px;\n  border: 1px solid black;\n  border-top: 5px solid black;\n  clear: both;\n}\n\n.centered {\n  text-align:center;\n  margin:auto;\n}\n\n]]><\/style>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:group {\"className\":\"subscribe-cta\"} -->\n<div id=\"subscribeConversion\" class=\"wp-block-group subscribe-cta\"><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"2em\"}}} -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:2em\">Take our AI Survey<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"1.1em\"}}} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:1.1em\"><em>Science News <\/em>has partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/trustingnews.org\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trusting News<\/a> to gather feedback on the potential use of AI in journalism. <strong>Currently, we do not publish any content produced by generative AI<\/strong> (see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/about-science-news\/journalism-standards-practices#ai-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a>). We do want to hear your views on how <em>Science News<\/em> could use AI responsibly.  Let us know by participating in a short 10 question survey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"20px\"} -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:buttons {\"className\":\"centered\",\"layout\":{\"type\":\"flex\",\"justifyContent\":\"center\"}} -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:buttons --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\n\n\n<p>\u201cA device like this is much more elegant than what they use now,\u201d says Eric Nauman, a biomedical engineer at the University of Cincinnati who was not involved in the study. \u201cAnything you can do for the shoulder right now is a win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An injury to the rotator cuff \u2014 a group of muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder \u2014 can include tears and inflammation that result in pain and limited function. Surgical repairs are meant to fix a torn tendon, often by reattaching it to the head of the arm bone. But sutures, which are anchored at only a few points, can retear the already fragile tendon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biomedical engineer Stavros Thomopoulos and colleagues designed a device to solve this problem. Using an array of small, pointed teeth that latch onto the tendon and bone, the device spreads and lessens the force on each part of the damaged tissue. The inspiration for the device came from nature. Unlike a shark\u2019s teeth \u2014 which are razor-sharp triangles designed to cut \u2014 a python\u2019s fangs are curved inward, designed to dig deeper when an animal struggles. \u201cThis was kind of a lightbulb moment,\u201d says Thomopoulos, of Columbia University.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image  has-aligncenter\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"caption wp-caption-3141418\">The research team modeled their device after the curved fangs of a python.<\/span><span class=\"credit wp-credit-3141418\">Knightpics Photography\/Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The team first used calculations and computer simulations to optimize the teeth\u2019s size and geometry. Using 3-D printing, the researchers created teeth and arrays of teeth before optimizing placement and grip. Working with surgeons, the team tested iterations of the \u201cteeth\u201d on cadavers, fixing one shoulder with only sutures and the other with sutures and the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe mechanically tested the strength that the device was adding to keeping this construct together,\u201d says Iden Kurtaliaj, a bioengineer at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. The researchers found that shoulders with their device had twice the holding strength as those without.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before progressing to clinical use, the design needs to be tested in live animals to prove long-term function and safety, says Ghanashyam Acharya, a biomedical researcher at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. As the body heals, the material could degrade or injure the tendon. Still, Acharya says, the new study shows a \u201cstrong theoretical rationale\u201d that marks it as a \u201csignificant and innovative first step\u201d toward more effective rotator cuff surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/python-device-rotator-cuff-surgeries\">Source link <\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take our AI Survey Science News has partnered with Trusting News to gather feedback on the potential use of AI in journalism. Currently, we do not publish any content produced by generative AI (see our policy). We do want to hear your views on how Science News could use AI responsibly. 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