Date of Award
12-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Abstract
The objective is to design improved instrumentation for performing a spine discectomy. In particular, the instrument should remove the nucleus pulposus without damaging the annulus in order to prepare the spine disc for the insertion of an artificial spacer. As more nucleus pulposus is removed from the disc, the spine will fuse more quickly and completely after the artificial spacer is inserted. The current process involves removing the nucleus pulposus piece by piece with pituitary rongeurs. This process is slow and often incomplete.
Recommended Citation
Prestwich, Rhett; Bolingbroke, Logan; Thomsen, Ryan; Blanchard, Aaron; and Park, Kayla, "CoorsTek- Spine Discectomy" (2017). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 463.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/463
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Faculty Mentor
Spencer Wendel