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Parastomal Hernia Support Harness

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Patients who have undergone gastrointestinal stoma formation surgery are at high risk for parastomal hernias. Specially designed support belts help prevent patients from forming hernias, but existing belts are ineffective, uncomfortable, and difficult to don. This improved hernia support harness is easy to use and stays in place when the wearer moves. A foam disk on the inside of the belt distributes the force on the abdomen, and the wearer can adjust the force applied to hernia-risk regions with the simple turn of a dial. The prototype development of this project continues and human subject studies are soon underway.

Student team
Kasey Acob
Venus Chan
Nicole Chin
Elizabeth Halsne
Wasinee Opal Sriapha
Mentoring team
Mika N Sinanan, MD PhD (Gastroenterology)
Jonathan Liu, PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
Jonathan Posner, PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
Year
Continuing project
Yes