Light device shows the way during surgery in hospitals here

Associate Professor Tan Ngian Chye (left) and Vivo Surgical's Dr Kevin Koh with Klaro, a bendable and disposable light device that Prof Tan created and Vivo Surgical helped develop.
Associate Professor Tan Ngian Chye (left) and Vivo Surgical's Dr Kevin Koh with Klaro, a bendable and disposable light device that Prof Tan created and Vivo Surgical helped develop. PHOTO: NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE SINGAPORE
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Klaro, a bendable and disposable light device which can be used to illuminate cavities in open surgery, is now being used in some hospitals here.

The idea for such a device first occurred to Associate Professor Tan Ngian Chye, a senior consultant at the National Cancer Centre Singapore, some six years ago.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 21, 2020, with the headline Light device shows the way during surgery in hospitals here. Subscribe