JHU Students Neha Malhotra and Chris Weier with Heart Surgery Device (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

JHU Students Neha Malhotra and Chris Weier with Heart Surgery Device

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Neha Malhotra and Chris Weier led a team of Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students who devised a new way to close a chest after heart surgery. Team members tested the system on a model skeleton (pictured) and studied human anatomy in a cadaver lab.

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