Purpose To evaluate the performance of a 10/0 monofilament absorbable polyglactin suture for temporal 5.2 mm corneal incision phacoemulsification. Methods A prospective randomised controlled study of ...

Dissolvable stitches do not require removal but disappear over time. They are made of materials that the body gradually breaks down. People may also call them absorbable stitches. Dissolvable stitches ...

Monocryl® is the trade name of a polymeric monofilament thread made of glycolic acid and caprolactone acid, used for approximation and suturing of body tissues that require a moderate support time, ...

An update on traditional “catgut” could sense inflammation after surgery and even deliver drugs. Inspired by a technology developed thousands of years ago, MIT engineers have designed “smart” sutures ...

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 ...

The global absorbable sutures market is projected to grow at a steady rate of around 5% over the next five years, supported by the increasing number of surgical interventions worldwide, growing ...

In women who undergo elective cesarean delivery, wound complications are lower in Pfannenstiel incisions closed with poliglecaprone 25 suture compared with in those who receive polyglactin 910 suture, ...

Traditionally, punch biopsy sites have been sutured, but the benefit of this practice has never been scientifically demonstrated. In this prospective, randomized, method-comparison study, 82 healthy ...