Lucknow boy develops tech to protect doctors from surgical smoke
LUCKNOW: City boy Adarsh Mishra, 22, has received a patent on his technology designed to protect doctors from surgical smoke while performing laparoscopic procedures.
“Doctors who perform laparoscopic surgeries constantly suffer exposure to surgical smoke that is produced at the site of the operation. This technology safeguards doctors from the smoke, which can lead to several anomalies including cancer,” Adarsh told HT over phone.
“I along with two foreign experts developed a chargebased technology to prevent surgical smoke from spreading,” he added.
Explaining how the technology works, Adarsh said, “It involves a probe that is inserted inside the patient’s body, at the site of the surgery. The patient’s body and the probe are provided opposite charge. The opposite charge precipitate the surgical smoke arising from the surgical site, thus protecting doctors,” he said.
Laparoscopic surgeries involve a minimally invasive approach.
Most procedures are performed using a probe, which is inserted into the patient’s body through a small incision.
Adarsh, who studied at a private college in Lucknow, pursued mechanical engineering from the Cardiff University in the United Kingdom.
“I developed the technology during my final year at the university. We also received a patent, and our technology is already being used in laproscopic surgeries,” he said.
After returning to India, Adarsh has been working as a research associate at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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I developed the technology during my final year at Cardiff University. We received a patent, and our technology is already being used in laproscopic surgeries. ADARSH MISHRA, innovator