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Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Insertion Kit

Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Insertion Kit. Mike Hixson Josh Fox. Sponsor: Dr. Terry Day (Otolaryngology). Objectives. Develop tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis insertion kit To be used with Blom-Singer prosthesis

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Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Insertion Kit

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  1. Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Insertion Kit Mike Hixson Josh Fox Sponsor: Dr. Terry Day (Otolaryngology)

  2. Objectives Develop tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis insertion kit • To be used with Blom-Singer prosthesis • Will create kit specific to tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) procedure, eliminating the borrowing of equipment from other fields

  3. Relevance • There are about 50,000 post-laryngectomy patients living in the U.S. • 12,500 new cases of laryngeal cancer are diagnosed each year, and approximately 9,000 of these patients survive treatment

  4. Post-Laryngectomy Voice Restoration Artificial Larynx (Electrical) Esophageal Speech

  5. TEP Combined with Blom-Singer Voice Prosthesis • Back of trachea punctured, creating a passageway between trachea and esophagus • Blom-Singer device is inserted as a valve between the trachea and esophagus • Prosthesis allows for flow of air in one direction while blocking backflow of food and liquids

  6. Blom-Singer Voice Prostheses Low Pressure Voice Prosthesis Duckbill Voice Prosthesis Indwelling Voice Prosthesis

  7. Work Completed • Observed TEP procedure • Obtained multimedia package from INHEALTH, including video and literature samples • Brainstorming exercises for requirements and potential designs

  8. Future Work • Observation of another TEP procedure to compare physician techniques • Further contact with physicians and manufacturing companies • Design insertion kit including materials study

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