Kloesel Benjamin, Juhnke Bethany, Irvine Laura, Donadio James V, Erdman Arthur, Belani Kumar
Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, B515 Mayo Building, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
J Med Syst. 2021 Jan 11;45(2):21. doi: 10.1007/s10916-020-01698-0.
Technology improvements have rapidly advanced medicine over the last few decades. New approaches are constantly being developed and utilized. Anesthesiology strongly relies on technology for resuscitation, life-support, monitoring, safety, clinical care, and education. This manuscript describes a reverse engineering process to confirm the fit of a medical device in a pediatric patient. The method uses virtual reality and three-dimensional printing technologies to evaluate the feasibility of a complex procedure requiring one-lung isolation and one-lung ventilation. Based on the results of the device fit analysis, the anesthesiology team confidently proceeded with the operation. The approach used and described serves as an example of the advantages available when coupling new technologies to visualize patient anatomy during the procedural planning process.
在过去几十年里，技术进步迅速推动了医学发展。新方法不断被开发和应用。麻醉学在复苏、生命支持、监测、安全、临床护理和教育等方面严重依赖技术。本文描述了一个逆向工程过程，以确认一种医疗设备在儿科患者中的适配性。该方法使用虚拟现实和三维打印技术来评估一项需要单肺隔离和单肺通气的复杂手术的可行性。基于设备适配性分析的结果，麻醉团队自信地进行了手术。所使用和描述的方法是在手术规划过程中结合新技术可视化患者解剖结构时所具有优势的一个例子。
