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Knotless Tissue Control Device Transforms Tissue Repair

An innovative barbed suture offers significantly more points of fixation than traditional sutures, giving surgeons more consistent control over...

Study assesses bidirectional link for diabetes, depression

(HealthDay)—There is a bidirectional relationship between type 2 diabetes and depression, with a stronger correlation for depression predicting diabetes onset, according to research published online...

Which Is the Optimal Suture for Use in the Abdomen?

A new study suggests that Polyglactin 910 may be the optimal type of suture to use in the peritoneal cavity.

FDA, Others Recommend Use of Blunt-Tip Suture Needles

Several government agencies have issued a notice urging surgical personal to use blunt-tip suture needles to reduce the risk for needlestick injury. Medscape Medical News

Suture Express Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 6, 2012 /- Suture Express, the leading specialty distributor of suture, endomechanical and related surgical products, has filed an antitrust lawsuit in the United States Fede...

Covidien introduces V-Loc knotless suture reload device

Covidien, a provider of healthcare products, has introduced V-Loc knotless suture reload device.

Longer Intradermal Support Decreases Scar Spread

When skin cancers on the trunk are excised, prolonged suture support reduces scar spread but leads to increased suture reactions, researchers say. Reuters Health Information

Medical devices: Smart way to seal cuts

A 'smart' suture that doubles as a heater and a thermometer could promote wound healing.John Rogers of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his colleagues have developed a prototype sili...

Impact of newer unidirectional and bidirectional barbed suture on vesicourethral anastomosis during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and its comparison with polyglecaprone-25 suture: an initial experience.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate impact of unidirectional barbed suture on vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA) during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and its comparison with Polyglecaprone-25 suture. P...

Intestinal obstruction following use of laparoscopic barbed suture: A new complication with new material?

Abstract Small bowel obstruction is a common pathology. Among the various etiologies, foreign material has been incriminated as a possible but uncommon cause. Recently, barbed suture has been succes...

Perioperative Closure-related Complication Rates and Cost Analysis of Barbed Suture for Closure in TKA.

BACKGROUND: The use of barbed suture for surgical closure has been associated with lower operative times, equivalent wound complication rate, and comparable cosmesis scores in th...

Knee Arthrotomy Repair With a Continuous Barbed Suture A Biomechanical Study.

We compared knee arthrotomy closures using interrupted biodegradable sutures and running bidirectionally barbed sutures in cadaveric specimens subjected to cyclic loading. During the initial 2000 flex...

Unidirectional Barbed Suture versus Continuous Suture with Intracorporeal Knots in Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Randomized Study.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effectiveness of unidirectional knotless barbed suture and continuous suture with intracorporeal knots in the repair of uterine wall defects during laparoscopic myomec...