Surgical or traumatic wounds require closing. Sutures are medical tools that help close a wound. They reduce the risk of infection and support the healing process. For example, a dentist who has to ...

‌Absorbable sutures, also known as dissolvable stitches, are sutures that can naturally dissolve and be absorbed by the body as a wound heals. Not all wounds are sealed with absorbable sutures.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Every surgical procedure, from routine appendectomies to complex organ transplants, relies on a technology that has remained fundamentally unchanged for thousands of years: the ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. To detect wound complications as soon as they happen, researchers have invented a battery-free “smart suture” that can wirelessly sense ...

Plus Sutures (Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson Medical) is a range of synthetic, absorbable sutures that are either impregnated with or coated with triclosan (Irgacare MP), a purified medical grade ...

Sutures are used to close wounds and speed up the natural healing process, but they can also complicate matters by causing damage to soft tissues with their stiff fibers. To remedy the problem, ...

Tested on rats, the stitches proved effective in treating wounds and could offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional sutures. Study: A bioabsorbable ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ethicon*, part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies**, today announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new medical ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The surgical sutures market is poised to grow by USD 994 mn during 2020-2024 progressing at a CAGR of over 4% during the forecast period. For a More Detailed Analysis, Get a ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., SentreHEART, Inc. announced that it has received CE Mark approval for the LARIAT Surgical Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Suture Delivery Device. The LARIAT Surgical LAA device is a ...