This paddle is a handheld external compression device to facilitate computed tomography (CT)-fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous interventions in the abdomen. The device was designed by modifying an existing gastrointestinal fluoroscopy compression device using CAD software. The device was 3d-printed and clinically tested.
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Yan Epelboym, Paul B. Shyn, Ahmed Hosny, Tatiana Kelil, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, Nikunj R. Chauhan, Beth Ripley, Richard D. Nawfel, Francis J. Scholz, Use of a 3D-Printed Abdominal Compression Device to Facilitate CT Fluoroscopy–Guided Percutaneous Interventions, American Journal of Roentgenology 2017 209:2, 435-441, doi:10.2214/AJR.16.17188