Supporting Surgeons in Fetal Surgeries: Dr. Yannick Devaud, KOVE medical

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Fetal surgeons save the life of a fetus with a birth defect
– or improve the outcomes after birth –
operating while still in utero.
In a woman’s womb.
Unsolvable so far – a hole in an amniotic sac after the surgery
which causes preterm births.
But here is where bioengineers have stepped in
to support the surgeons.
In this episode, you’ll hear about

• fetal abnormalities that can be addressed by surgeries before a child is born
• spina bifida
• twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
• congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• how fetal surgeries are performed
• and how to prevent the side effect of fetal surgery, which is premature birth

Our guest, Dr. Yannick Devaud is the founder and CEO of KOVE medical. With a PhD in bioengineering and biotechnology, he embarked on a mission to develop a medical device for minimally invasive fetal surgery.
KOVE medical is a Swiss startup that develops a device to reduce the risk of preterm birth following surgeries on the fetus during pregnancy.
Here is more about them
https://kovemedical.com/
Timestamps:
0:00 Dr. Yannick Devaud and KOVE medical
1:20 World Fetal Medicine Foundation Congress in Lisbon
3:06 What Are Fetal Surgeries
13:03 Risks of Fetal Surgeries
17:44 Calling a Bioengineer to Prevent the Premature Birth
26:39 How to Stitch a Whole in an Amniotic Sack After a Fetal Surgery
28:45 Collaborations with the University Hospital Zurich and Centers Around the World
35:31 Future of the KOVE Device to Support Fetal Surgeons
46:27 Thank You, Follow KOVE medical
47:16 Follow X-Health.show, Disclaimer
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Chapter

1. Dr. Yannick Devaud and KOVE medical (00:00:00)

2. World Fetal Medicine Foundation Congress in Lisbon (00:01:20)

3. What Are Fetal Surgeries (00:03:06)

4. Risks of Fetal Surgeries (00:13:03)

5. Calling a Bioengineer to Prevent the Premature Birth (00:17:44)

6. How to Stitch a Whole in an Amniotic Sack After a Fetal Surgery (00:26:39)

7. Collaborations with the University Hospital Zurich and Centers Around the World (00:28:45)

8. Future of the KOVE Device to Support Fetal Surgeons (00:35:31)

9. Thank You, Follow KOVE medical (00:46:27)

10. Follow X-Health.show, Disclaimer (00:47:16)