Skin Closure Devices
MiSeal Reposable Thermal Ligating System
April 23, 2013 10:09 am | by Microline Surgical | Microline Surgical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicroline Surgical, Inc. launched an enhanced version of its MiSeal Reposable Thermal Ligating System. MiSeal is the first and only reposable device that simultaneously seals and divides soft tissue using direct thermal energy, offering surgeons the ability to achieve exceptional patient outcomes at a considerable cost advantage.
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Sealing And Cutting Device
February 15, 2013 9:06 am | by Aesculap, Inc. | Aesculap | Product Releases | CommentsAesculap, Inc. announces its Caiman 5 sealing and cutting device. Caiman 5 features a proprietary hinged jaw which provides balanced tissue compression proximally and distally.
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Sealing And Cutting Device
November 28, 2012 10:18 am | by Aesculap | Aesculap | Product Releases | CommentsAesculap, Inc. announces its Caiman 5 sealing and cutting device. Caiman 5 features a proprietary hinged jaw which provides balanced tissue compression proximally and distally. As a result, energy delivered to the tissue’s surface creates a clean, even seal, free of charring, reducing the need to seal tissue twice.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesWECK EFx Endo Fascial Closure System
September 12, 2012 7:53 am | Teleflex Medical | Product Releases | CommentsTeleflex introduces the WECK EFx Endo fascial closure system which is designed to minimize complications and costs associated with post-operative port-site herniation by providing reproducible, uniform closure. The tapered body designed is made to accommodate various port-site dimateres, and the guide channels reduce the risk of needle stick injury.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesMoldable Technology Skin Barriers
June 29, 2012 7:12 am | Convatec | Product Releases | CommentsConvaTec has announced observational study results showing that use of ConvaTec Moldable Technology™ Skin Barriers helped to maintain skin integrity and improve peristomal skin issues in stoma patients. ConvaTec Moldable Technology™ Skin Barriers with Rebounding Memory Technology™ are the only skin barriers with a patented tri-laminate construction that actively adjusts to the shape and contours of the stoma.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesPreventing Surgical Site Infection
November 12, 2010 5:54 am | by Terry Coggins, MSN, RN, WOCN, CWCN, Medical Education Manager, Smith & Nephew | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Articles | CommentsTerry Coggins, MSN, RN, WOCN, CWCN Medical Education Manager, Smith & Nephew One of the biggest concerns in hospitals today is related to surgical site infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are an estimated 780,000 operations every year that are complicated by surgical site infections.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesBarbed Suture For Wound Closure And Healing
November 3, 2010 6:59 am | by Amy E. Pollack, MD, MPH Global Medical Director for Covidien in the Soft Tissue Franchise | Covidien | Articles | CommentsI think it’s clear when you look at the history of wound closure that we’ve made huge strides in terms of defining, developing and changing utilization for suture in the last couple of decades. One of the great achievements more recently has been the exploration of barbed suture.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesAdhesive Seals Out Bacteria
August 6, 2010 7:23 am | Ethicon, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsETHICON Products offers the DERMABOND Topical Skin Adhesive (2-octyl cyanoacrylate) that can act as a barrier against bacterial microbes. The microbial barrier provided by DERMABOND Adhesive seals out the most common infection-causing bacteria, including certain staph, pseudomonas and E.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesAbdominal Wound Closure System
June 4, 2010 6:34 am | Canica Design Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe ABRA Abdominal Wall Closure System is part of the line of Canica Dynamic Wound Closure Systems, which allows users to control domain and achieve delayed primary closure of retracted wounds in normal and Bariatric patients. The ABRA System provides surgical dynamic reduction for full thickness, severely retracted abdominal defects.
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June 2, 2010 7:33 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsCovidien (NYSE: COV) announces the global launch of the V-Loc™ 90 device, expanding its family of V-Loc™ absorbable wound closure devices. This latest addition to Covidien’s knotless wound closure product line received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 11, 2010.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesBiomaterial For Wound Healing
February 23, 2010 6:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsMesynthes introduces the Endoform Dermal Template™. Endoform, a proprietary extracellular matrix biomaterial, provides a unique biologic template for tissue regeneration. The technology utilizes a proprietary extracellular matrix biomaterial containing a complex mixture of important biological molecules, including structural and adhesive proteins, such as collagens, elastin, fibronectin and laminin and glycosaminoglycans.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesNext-Generation Anal Fistula Repair
February 22, 2010 5:46 am | W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsGore launches GORE BIO-A Fistula Plug, the next generation of anal fistula repair. According to the company, the plug features: Engineering to conform to the anal fistula tract, reducing the potential for failure due to fall-out. An expandable 3D structure of bundled hollow tubes that attach to a circular head, a single plug configuration can be customized to fit most fistula shapes and sizes.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesBiodesign Surgisis® Fistula Plug
November 13, 2009 5:12 am | Cook Surgical | Product Releases | CommentsNow available from Cook Medical, the Biodesign Fistula Plug set includes the accessory products necessary for best-practices anal fistula repair. The success of the sphincter-sparing procedure can be enhanced by the standardization of technique, adequate tract preparation and proper patient selection.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesWound Closure Using “Shoelace” Configuration
November 9, 2009 6:33 am | Wound Care Technologies, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDermaClose can be used on any size linear wound device using one or more of the DermaClose™RC devices in a “shoelace” configuration. The “shoelace” technique provides considerable flexibility by utilizing constant force tension on opposing wound margins using any number of configurations.
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November 3, 2009 11:34 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsCovidien (NYSE: COV) introduces the V-Loc™ absorbable wound closure device, the first surgical device of its kind to feature unidirectional barbed technology that enables surgeons to close dermal wounds quickly and securely without tying knots.
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