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Morgantown-based MedTech startup studio, Intermed Labs at Mon Health, announced the completion of a pilot clinical trial at Stanford University of its hand surgery simulator.
The study, approved by the Mon Health Medical Center Institutional Review Board, used a new hand surgery simulator, HandEd, to help resident surgeons practice the skills required to achieve better patient outcomes.
The study involved 17 plastic surgery residents in the Division of Plastic Surgery at Stanford University. The realistic hand simulator facilitates percutaneous pinning and plating of more complex hand fractures in a conference room instead of on actual patients in an operating room.
“I was very pleased by the excellent feedback it received from the doctors,” said Intermed Labs at Mon Health co-founder Dr. Tom McClellan. “It is exciting but only the beginning. I think there are a number of improvements we can make to expand upon the proprioceptive and cognitive skills developed within the curriculum.”
The resident surgeons had positive comments about the training device that was designed and built in Morgantown.
David Goldberg, CEO of Mon Health System, said, “I am really pleased with the early results from the trial. Improving clinical outcomes in hand surgery is important. Engaging with clinicians to see them develop tools to enhance their ability to best take care of patients is why we joined with Intermed Labs.”
The results of the trial are being compiled and a write-up will be submitted to the nationally circulated Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Intermed Labs is an innovation lab and startup studio that advances technological breakthroughs in medical technology. It works with physicians, companies and health systems to conceive, launch and scale new businesses.
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