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URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/bme-seminar-the-evolution-o
 f-enabling-technologies-for-spinal-surgery/
SUMMARY:BME Seminar: The evolution of enabling technologies for spinal surg
 ery
DESCRIPTION:Jerald Redmond\, Ph.D.\, Distinguished Engineer\, Bakken Fellow
 \, and Technical Fellow at Medtronic\nDisorders of the spine can result in
  a variety of symptoms and complications\, impacting a broad spectrum of t
 he population. Approaches for medical intervention vary depending on the s
 everity of the patient’s condition and the goals of treatment\, includin
 g both non-surgical and surgical approaches. In the case of surgery\, inte
 rvention often involves complex procedures to either eliminate pain or res
 tore alignment. These procedures require highly skilled surgeons capable o
 f planning and executing surgical techniques on a resting spine to achieve
  a desired post-operative outcome for a weight-bearing spine. With the adv
 ancement of computer-based technologies over the past decade\, the utiliza
 tion of enabling technologies by both neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeon
 s has expanded rapidly\, augmenting their highly specialized skills with t
 echnologies that further enhance procedural execution and minimize surgica
 l complications. This talk will provide an overview of enabling technologi
 es used in spinal surgery\, including how they work\, their impact on surg
 ical procedures\, and considerations for the next generation of technologi
 es.\nBio:\nJerald Redmond is a Distinguished Engineer\, Bakken Fellow\, an
 d Technical Fellow at Medtronic\, with over 20 years of experience in medi
 cal device design\, including cardiovascular implants\, spinal instrumenta
 tion\, and image-guided surgical systems. He holds adjunct faculty appoint
 ments in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and the Univ
 ersity of Memphis and serves as a program evaluator for the ABET Engineeri
 ng Accreditation Commission. In addition\, he is a Fellow of the American 
 Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and a Distinguishe
 d Fellow of the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State Univers
 ity. He is an inventor on 22 US patents and an author on several peer-revi
 ewed publications. He received his BS degree in Biological Engineering fro
 m Mississippi State University\, and his MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical 
 Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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