Design and Fabrication of a throat surgery holder and retractor

Advisor: Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

• The project was carried out in collaboration with a regional hospital and aimed at reducing the required number of surgeons during throat surgeries in rural areas.
• Designed a throat retractor which can hold tissues and flesh at the site of incision.
• Ensured wide area coverage and easy assembling of the system with the help of custom designed lever-operated cam locks.

The project report can be found here.