Overview
- HBO Max’s medical drama The Pitt featured the Ring Rescue kit in its latest episode that aired this week.
- The system was created in 2022 by Dartmouth ER physician and engineer Kevin Spencer with Dalhousie-trained Patrick Hennessey and Brad MacKeil.
- The device pairs a finger-compression tool with a guarded, computer-controlled cutter that slices tough metals such as titanium in roughly three minutes.
- Ring Rescue reports its technology is in more than 2,200 medical facilities across North America, with over 50,000 blades sold and coverage in every ER in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
- The show placement followed Spencer’s demonstration at the American College of Emergency Physicians meeting in Salt Lake City, where he met lead actor Noah Wyle and the series’ medical contributors.