Browsing by Author "Nifong, L. Wiley"
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Endoscopic cardiac retractors with folding components configured for insertion using minimally invasive access ports and related methods
Ishakawa, Norihiko; Nifong, L. Wiley; Sun, You Su (2007-07-05)Cardiac retractors include a rod and a foldable blade that can be introduced using minimally invasive access ports such that provided by an intra-thoracic cavity cannula. The rod can be integral to the blade or may be ... -
Endoscopic forceps with prongs and related methods
Norihika, Ishikawa; Nifong, L. Wiley; Sun, You Su (2007-07-05)Methods and surgical devices are described that can endoscopially manipulate a length of a suture. A forceps instrument is endoscopically introduced into the body. The forceps instrument includes opposing grasping members ... -
Factors Associated with Discharge to a Skilled Nursing Facility after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
Horne, Carolyn E.; Goda, Tamara S.; Nifong, L. Wiley; Kypson, Alan P.; O’Neal, Wesley T.; Kindell, Linda C.; Jindal, Charulata; Efird, Jimmy T. (2018-12-28)An assumption regarding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a minimally invasive procedure for treating aortic stenosis, is that patients remain at, or near baseline and soon return to their presurgical home to ... -
Robotic Surgical Training in an Academic Institution
Chitwood, W. Randolph; Nifong, L. Wiley; Chapman, William H. H.; Felger, Jason E.; Bailey, B. Marcus; Ballint, Tara; Mendleson, Kim G.; Kim, Victor B.; Young, James A.; Albrecht, Robert A. (East Carolina University, 2001-10)Objective To detail robotic procedure development and clinical applications for mitral valve, biliary, and gastric reflux operations, and to implement a multispecialty robotic surgery training curriculum for both ...