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Covidien launches knotless wound closure device
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Covidien
: 01 June, 2010 (New Product) |
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Covidien is expanding its family of V-Loc absorbable wound closure devices with the launch the V-Loc 90 device. |
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The latest addition to Covidien’s knotless wound closure product line has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration.
The V-Loc 90 device builds on the success of the V-Loc 180 device, launched in October 2009, as the first surgical device of its kind to feature uni-directional barbed technology. The device’s proprietary self-anchoring loop and barb combination enables surgeons to close dermal wounds quickly and securely without tying knots or changing standard closure techniques. Covidien V-Loc devices close wounds up to 50 percent faster than conventional sutures of comparable holding strength.
The V-Loc 180 device holds the wound edges together securely for the critical wound healing period, with absorption substantially complete within 180 days. The V-Loc 90 device contains faster absorbing material, which is based on Covidien’s Biosyn suture technology, and absorption is essentially complete within 90 to110 days. This makes the new device ideal for dermal and laparoscopic applications where a shorter absorption time is needed or preferred, such as in plastic reconstructive surgery, gynaecologic surgery and general surgery.
“With this new addition to our knotless wound closure portfolio, surgeons have an even broader array of choices for closing surgical incisions safely, quickly and effectively,” said Michel Therin, Vice President, Soft Tissue Repair and Biosurgery, Covidien. “The V-Loc 90 device is designed to provide better patient outcomes through the fast absorption of the product following the critical wound healing period after surgery.”
Since the V-Loc device technology was first introduced, surgeons have used it in a wide variety of procedures for secure, fast and effective wound closure. Initial clinical testing shows that the use of V-Loc device technology significantly decreases the time needed to close surgical incisions.
“I have used the V-Loc 180 wound closure device for approximately one year in a wide variety of plastic reconstructive and aesthetic procedures and find it especially beneficial for closing long wounds,” said Dr Klaus Walgenbach, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, University Hospital Bonn. “The V-Loc device is easy to handle, and the tension it provides eliminates the need for a third hand. We also have experienced time savings during wound closure due to the elimination of knot implantation. The V-Loc device is a major step in wound closure.” |
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