‌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.

Barbed sutures have emerged as a transformative innovation in surgical wound closure, offering a knotless design that facilitates more uniform stress distribution and reduces operative time. Developed ...

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 ...

Single-port total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) has not been widely used because of its technical difficulty and steep learning curve, especially the laparoscopic suturing of the vaginal stump.

Triboelectric effect The bioabsorbable electrical stimulation suture (BioES-suture) converts the mechanical energy of movement into effective electrical stimulation. (Courtesy: Zhouquan Sun and ...

"A-HEC of a Summer" high school students learn to sew sutures from LSU Family Medicine Residency program residents at Rapides Regional Medical Center.

With the aim of preparing the budding dentists of the city to handle all kinds of emergencies, a CME and practical workshop on sutures was conducted by VSPM Dental College. The CME also doubled up as ...

On Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in Gilman 132, join the Premedical Honor Society as we host representatives from the U.S. Army for a suturing lab. Practice your suturing skills on real animal specimens!