Ethicon’s New High Strength Knotless Sutures Unveiled

Ethicon is releasing two new knotless suture devices for open and minimally invasive surgical applications. The STRATAFIX Spiral PDS Plus is intended for fat, deep tissue and organ work, while the STRATAFIX Spiral Monocryl Plus is targeted at skin and fat tissues.

These devices come in both unidirectional and bidirectional designs and feature an adjustable fixation loop and an antibacterial coating. They are made to withstand high pull strengths but are designed to be very smooth for easy suturing.

Here’s an Ethicon promo video for the Stratafix devices:

And here’s an interesting video about how Ethicon’s sutures are actually made:

Product page: STRATAFIX Knotless Tissue Control Devices…

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