Founders of Nu Ossa Mediquip Pvt. Ltd 3D Dissectible & Teaching Model start-up Piyush D. Ukey ( 5+ years of work experience in Medical Device Innovation, 3d Printing) & Dr. Prashant Naik, Otologist ENT ( 25+ years experience in clinical practice) have developed an artificial surgical stimulation model.
Piyush in conversation with The Live Nagpur said that the current practices are being done on the dead bodies also called cadavers, but on a practical basis, there is less availability of cadavers. Only 15% of the students get to practice in hand. The ratio remains 15:1. He also said the cadaver cannot be reused.
“There are a few challenges faced by the surgeon’s post practice on cadavers such as it needs legal and ethical approval. Chemical preservations have to be used for preserving the cadaver and maintenance of chemical preservation is expensive.” Says piyush.
The start-up has developed its very first artificial ear bone which is 80-85% close to the actual human ear bone.
Nu Ossa conducts individual surgeons’ training, they create lifelike surgical stimulation models which serve as a cadaver which is the exact replica. They developed bone-like material and soft tissue-like materials.
On one model more than 10 surgeries can be practiced. They launched this model last year in the month of December. Surgeons from across the world have practiced on this model. They have supported more than 10 surgical dissection workshops for students.
The start-up is currently incubated at the Centre for Innovation ( CIVN) VNIT, Nagpur.
