Wound Closure

Ethicon has pioneered advances in wound closure that enable you to maximize operating room efficiency, optimize healing, and improve patient outcomes.

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Ethicon advances in wound closure for optimized healing efficiency and patient outcomes

Ethicon is the global leader in wound closure, with products that improve efficiency, healing, and patient outcomes.

EFFICIENCY

Save OR time1* with consistent, reliable performance

HEALING

Explore innovative products designed to optimize wound healing

OUTCOMES

Address complications and readmissions

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STRATAFIX Knotless Tissue Control Devices. The market leading barbed suture from Ethicon.

STRATAFIX™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices

STRATAFIX™ barbed sutures deliver more efficiency and strength† than traditional suturing—without knot-related complications.2-4 Compared to traditional sutures, STRATAFIX™ reduced length of stay5 and time in the operating room.1 

The DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure System from Ethicon - an alternative to skin staples for skin closure

DERMABOND® PRINEO® Skin Closure System

An alternative to skin staples and sutures, the DERMABOND PRINEO System combines the proven strength, flexibility, and microbial barrier protection of DERMABOND ADVANCED® Topical Skin Adhesive with a self-adhering mesh to facilitate wound-edge approximation and an optimal healing environment.6-11 

Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures - shown to help reduce risk of surgical site infection

Plus Antibacterial Sutures

Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures are the only triclosan-coated sutures commercially available worldwide—and are backed by a large body of evidence.12-25 Triclosan-coated sutures are endorsed by global health authorities.26-30‡ Meta-analysis showed a 28% reduction in surgical site infection (SSI) risk with triclosan-coated sutures.14§||

EVERPOINT Cardiovascular Needles - stronger and more bend resistant than stainless steel suture needles

EVERPOINT® Cardiovascular Needle

EVERPOINT Needles combine the strongest needle alloy ever made31 with a unique silicone coating to deliver smooth, consistent penetration through even the most challenging tissue.31 EVERPOINT Needles are up to 38% stronger32 and ~100% more bend resistant than conventional stainless steel suture needles.31

Related Procedures

Total Knee Arthroplasty
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Lap Hysterectomy
Open Ventral
LAP and LAP-Assisted LAR
LAP Sleeve Gastrectomy

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References

*As shown in a study comparing STRATAFIX® Knotless Tissue Control Device with conventional sutures in spinal surgery.'

†Refers to STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device only.

‡Guidelines on reducing the risk of surgical site infections are general to triclosan-coated sutures and are not specific to any one brand.

§In a meta-analysis of 21 randomized clinical trials (RCTs), 6462 patients, 95% Cl: (14, 40%), P<0.001.

||All triclosan-coated sutures in these RCTs were Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures (MONOCRYL® Plus Antibacterial [poliglecaprone 25) Suture, Coated VICRYL® Plus Antibacterial [polyglactin 910) Suture, and PDS® Plus Antibacterial [polydioxanone] Suture).

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2. Moran ME, Marsh C, Perrotti M. Bidirectional-barbed sutured knotless running anastomosis v classic Van Velthoven suturing in a model system. J Endourol. 2007;21(10):1175-1178. 

3. Vakil JJ, O'Reilly MP, Sutter EG, Mears SC, Belko SM, Khanuja HS. Knee arthrotomy repair with a continuous barbed suture: a biomechanical study. J Arthroplasty. 2011;26(5):710-713. 

4. Nonnenman H. 100326296: Time zero tissue holding - Competitive claims comparisons for STRATAFIX Knotless Tissue Control Devices vs various products. 2015. Ethicon, Inc. 

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21. Sajid MS, Craciunas L, Sains P, et al. Use of antibacterial sutures for skin closure in controlling surgical site infections: a systematic review of published randomized, controlled trials. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2013;1(1):42-50. 

22. Sandini M, Mattavelli I, Nespoli L, Uggeri F, Gianotti L. Systematic review and meta-analysis of sutures coated with triclosan for the prevention of surgical site infection after elective colorectal surgery according to the PRISMA statement. Medicine (Baltimore). 2014;95(35):e4057. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000004057.

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24. Wu X, Kubilay NZ, Ren J, et al. Antimicrobial-coated sutures to decrease surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017;36(1):19-32. 

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31. Cichocki FR, Maurer RE, Bar SN. Tungsten-rhenium suture needles with improved properties for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2010;94B(2):493-500.

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