MISTRAL - An innovative system for high-precision delivery of gas/air mixture in eye surgery

“我们的目标是创造一种用于玻璃体视网膜手术的创新设备（治疗涉及视网膜、黄斑和玻璃体液的危及视力的眼部疾病的手术）。机会在于，在玻璃体视网膜手术中使用现有设备混合和引入气体/空气混合物是不精确的，容易出现人为错误，其关键参数无法测量或记录，用于审计和风险控制。目前的做法依赖于手动气体/空气混合操作，并且在%混合物的准确性和均匀性方面容易出现人为错误，以及在操作过程中将气体混合物引入眼睛时压力的不准确性和不稳定性。气体混合物的不准确和不均匀，以及压力的不准确和不稳定，都是潜在的危险，可能导致手术失败或并发症，以及随之而来的视力丧失。Mistral -我们的创新系统-将通过使用校准，精确和可靠的气体混合和输送，克服当前技术固有的局限性；它还将支持记录所有临床相关参数，确保可追溯性。该项目的成功将意味着更安全、更快速、更便宜的手术，以及更好的手术效果。”

"We aim to create an innovative device for use in vitreoretinal surgery (operations to treat sight-threatening eye disorders involving the retina, macula, and vitreous fluid). The opportunity is that the mixing and introduction of a gas/air mix during vitreoretinal surgery using current devices is imprecise, subject to human error, and its critical parameters cannot be measured or recorded for audit and risk control. Current practice relies on manual gas/air mixing operations and is subject to human error in terms of accuracy and homogeneity of the % mix, and inaccuracy and instability of pressure when the gas mix is introduced into the eye during the operation. Inaccuracy and inhomogeneity of the gas mix, and inaccuracy and instability of pressure, are potentially dangerous, and may lead to surgical failure or complication, and consequent sight loss. Mistral - our innovative system - will overcome the limitations inherent in current techniques through the use of calibrated, precise, and reliable gas mixing and delivery; it will also support recording of all clinically-relevant parameters, ensuring traceability.The successful outcome of the project will mean safer operations that are quicker and less expensive, and better surgical outcomes."