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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Rahel Nardos with Tinen Iles and the student engineering team holding presenting their new pelvic floor surgical device. Current pelvic floor tools used in low-income countries like Ethiopia are outdated and difficult to use, causing serious health risks.

UMN surgeon creates new pelvic floor device

by Olivia Hines
Published April 2, 2024
Rahel Nardos partnered with UMN students and faculty to develop an affordable, reusable and sustainable surgical tool for pelvic floor prolapses in low-income countries.

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