Self-Anchoring Suture Needs No Knot
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By HospiMedica staff writers Posted on 22 Nov 2004 |
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A new self-anchoring suture is designed for wound closure of dermal tissue. The suture has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Barbed Polydioxanone suture is the first in a series of tissue repair devices being developed by Quill Medical, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC, USA), based on the company's patented new suture technology. More than 40 obstetrician/gynecologists participated in a trial involving 195 patients to demonstrate the performance of the suture in closing a cesarian section incision. The doctors found the suture to be easier and faster to use than conventional suture material, the company advises.
"Surgeons worldwide use hundreds of millions of sutures each year to close wounds and repair tissue, all of which are secured with suture knots,” observed Matthew Megaro, president and CEO of Quill Medical. "The Quill self-anchoring suture eliminates painstaking and time-consuming knot-tying, a benefit to nearly all surgeons and patients.”
The self-anchoring suture was invented by Gregory Ruff, M.D., chairman of Quill Medical, who for 17 years was a member of the department of surgery at Duke University Medical Center. Quill's products target diverse applications in general surgery, orthopedic, and aesthetics fields.
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The Barbed Polydioxanone suture is the first in a series of tissue repair devices being developed by Quill Medical, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC, USA), based on the company's patented new suture technology. More than 40 obstetrician/gynecologists participated in a trial involving 195 patients to demonstrate the performance of the suture in closing a cesarian section incision. The doctors found the suture to be easier and faster to use than conventional suture material, the company advises.
"Surgeons worldwide use hundreds of millions of sutures each year to close wounds and repair tissue, all of which are secured with suture knots,” observed Matthew Megaro, president and CEO of Quill Medical. "The Quill self-anchoring suture eliminates painstaking and time-consuming knot-tying, a benefit to nearly all surgeons and patients.”
The self-anchoring suture was invented by Gregory Ruff, M.D., chairman of Quill Medical, who for 17 years was a member of the department of surgery at Duke University Medical Center. Quill's products target diverse applications in general surgery, orthopedic, and aesthetics fields.
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