{"id":26221,"date":"2017-05-25T15:45:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=26221"},"modified":"2017-05-25T15:50:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:50:03","slug":"making-brain-surgeries-more-cost-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=26221","title":{"rendered":"Making brain surgeries more cost-effective"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?attachment_id=26224\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26224\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26224\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BrainsurgeryBF25may2017.jpg\" alt=\"BrainsurgeryBF25may2017\" width=\"660\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BrainsurgeryBF25may2017.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BrainsurgeryBF25may2017-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"intro\">Bengaluru doctor designs low-cost stereotactic head frame<\/h2>\n<div id=\"content-body-14269002-18551397\" class=\"_hoverrDone\">\n<p>In brain surgeries, precision is everything \u2014 a shift of a few millimetres can make the difference between a successful surgery and putting a patient in coma. One device that improves the accuracy of neurosurgery is the stereotactic head frame, which provides a 3-dimensional coordinate system to help surgeons get the precise location of a nerve or tumour in the brain.<\/p>\n<p>However, the device currently used is prohibitively expensive, costing between \u20b975 lakh to \u20b91 crore. A city-based doctor has designed a low-cost stereotactic frame which can be used to operate on both sides of the brain at a time, unlike conventional frames currently used in hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>The frame designed by Murali Mohan, senior neurosurgeon with BRAINS Sparsh Hospitals, is made of medical grade titanium and costs one-third the current price. Engineers Sharath Bhat and Sadashiv Bhat of the Mahalasa Medical Technology, Bengaluru, developed the device.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_wrapper_div\">\n<div id=\"inread1_26817\">\n<div id=\"inread_26817\" class=\"mainAdView\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"zd_tr_26817\">\n<td id=\"zd_td_26817\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dr. Mohan&#8217;s inspiration was the late Balasubramaniam Ramamurthi, known as the father of Indian neurosurgery.<\/p>\n<p>The frame which is CE marked (it conforms to European standards) and is pending patent, is currently being used by a doctors in around six to seven hospitals in Bengaluru and Hyderabad for biopsies and deep brain simulations.<\/p>\n<p>source: http:\/\/www.thehindu.com \/ The Hindu \/ Home&gt; Sci-Tech&gt; Health \/ by Cynthia Anand \/ Bengaluru &#8211; May23rd, 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengaluru doctor designs low-cost stereotactic head frame In brain surgeries, precision is everything \u2014 a shift of a few millimetres can make the difference between a successful surgery and putting a patient in coma. 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