Event Information

Event Topic:
Creating a Medical Device from Scratch to De Novo application : The first anti-stomal prolapse device

Event Description:
Intestinal stomas such as ileostomies and colostomies are openings of the intestinal tract surgically exteriorized onto the abdominal surface to divert enteric content away from distal cancer, obstruction, inflammation, and infection. In the US alone, about 1.5 million people have stomas. Prolapse, or protrusion, of the bowel through the stoma is a common complication that can cause pain, stomal obstruction, bowel edema, bleeding, stool leakage, and ischemia 3. Stomal prolapse is treated acutely using manual reduction at the bedside or under general anesthesia but is prone to recur. In emergent cases, such as intestinal ischemia, a prolapse may require surgical intervention for reduction. The definitive treatment of stomal prolapse is an operation to revise the stoma and remove additional bowel. We have designed a novel device, the NoLapse, which prevents stomal prolapse non-operatively. The NoLapse has a semi-flexible silicone ring that is placed inside the intestinal lumen to dampen peristaltic movement. An accompanying sizing kit helps the user select the correct size. Our human emergency use case, preliminary benchtop, and cadaveric animal studies have demonstrated the efficacy and functionality of this system.

Date/Time:
Date(s) - 07/20/21
8:30 am - 10:30 am

Event Location:
Zoom talk: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88274227563:

Speaker Information

Event Speaker:
Folarin Erogbogbo

Event Speaker Title:
Associate Professor

Event Speaker Company:
San Jose State University

Event Speaker Bio:

Upon receiving his B.S in Chemical Engineering, Prof. Erogbogbo stayed on as an National Science Foundation IGERT Fellow to pursue a graduate degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering at University at Buffalo (SUNY). He then moved to the Institute for Lasers Photonics and Biophotonics and served as a Ford Fellow. He has published multiple high impact peer reviewed articles on nanoplatforms for biomedical applications. He has won numerous awards for his research and mentoring work. Professor Erogbogbo joined the SJSU faculty in the summer of 2013 as an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical, Chemical and Materials Engineering Department. His work focuses on medical devices and nanotechnology.

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