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Joshua Lane, MD, MBA, does
mostly Mohs surgery — micro-
scopically controlled surgery
used to treat common types of
skin cancer.
"When I have a patient with a
wound on the upper lip, for
example, I'm up close and it's
just not pleasant to smell or
breathe surgical smoke," says
Dr. Lane, who practices at Lane
Dermatology & Dermatologic
Surgery in Columbus, Ga., along with his wife, Tanda N. Lane,
MD.
Besides being costly, Dr. Lane says the hyfrecator pencils he
trialed didn't provide enough suction. So he decided to concoct
his own smoke evacuation device.
It's basically a smoke hose. He attached clear, flexible plastic
tubing to the smoke evacuator on the bottom of his surgical cart.
A moveable stand holds the adjustable plastic tubing, so he can
position the tubing wherever he needs it during a procedure.
"This is just an effort to improve the surgical experience for our
patients, my staff and myself," says Dr. Lane. "It's not fancy.
However, I believe that I made a simple, cheap and better solu-
tion."
— Mike Morsch
This Doctor Rigged His Own
Smoke Evacuation System
• IMAGINEERING When Joshua Lane, MD, MBA, didn't find a smoke evacuation
device on the market that suited his needs, he made this one himself.
Joshua
Lane,
MD,
MBA
THE SURGEON OF INVENTION
