Ethicon, Inc., a division of J&J, is releasing its own line of barbed sutures that are designed to give surgeons more control and flexibility while maintaining the necessary strength to hold tissues together without using knots.
The STRATAFIX Knotless Tissue Control Devices feature barbs spaced 1mm apart spiraling along the length of the string that change direction midway down the suture. This provides surgeons the ability to create continuous and dual layer closures without using knots. Ethicon plans on kicking off the ilne with the release of STRATAFIX Spiral devices later this fall.
Press release: ETHICON ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF STRATAFIX™ KNOTLESS TISSUE CONTROL DEVICES