Abstract 160: A “Smart” Sensing Cannula For Fat Grafting

Purpose: A significant safety issue in plastic surgery is the risk of morbidity and mortality associated with gluteal fat grafting. The multi-society gluteal fat grafting taskforce has issued a statement that all gluteal fat grafting procedures should be performed in the subcutaneous plane only. Our device measures tissue bioimpedance and provides the surgeon with instantaneous visual and audible feedback of the tissue type (fat or muscle) in...