Wounds have been closed and secured through the use of suture materials since ancient Egyptian times. In the modern medical age, suture materials have evolved through a succession of stages from non-resorbable, to resorbable, to stapling devices. Since sutures still represent the majority of products used for wound closure and securement, it is important to [...]
Historically, closure of surgical incisions has been achieved through an ever-evolving portfolio of suture, staple and tape products. In the early 1990s, physicians involved in sports medicine were the first non-military practitioners to adopt cyanoacrylate glues to achieve immediate closure of small cuts and lacerations, and an awareness of this opportunity developed in large multinational [...]
The market for surgical closure and securement has entered a phase in which the major driving forces are the introduction of new procedures and techniques by the surgical profession, the development by the medical device industry of new wound closure devices and biomaterials, and the growing willingness of surgical specialists to use these devices in [...]
The wound management industry is a complex global industry supplying well over 20,000 different products. Analysis of the industry can take a number of different perspectives, each of which reveals markets insights and opportunities: Companies and their products may be differentiated by the nature of the wounds the products are intended to treat. For example, [...]
A number of market leaders have consolidated their positions within the surgical closure and securement markets through successful internal development programs and through technology partnerships with innovative vendors of next-generation technologies. For example, Covidien and Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson) are major suppliers of cyanoacrylate products in the United States; with dominant sales resources to sell [...]
Researchers at the University of Akron have revealed the evolutionary strength of spider web glue. Published in the May 17, 2010, issue of Nature Communications, the research revealed that the effectiveness and strength of the spider web glue ensues from the highly entangled, cross-linked polymers in each droplet of the glue, which enables the adhesive [...]
The applications of surgical sealants, glues and wound closure are many and are rapidly multiplying as more credible data is generated on each application and as physicians gain comfort in working with the products in routine clinical practice. Below is a sample of surgical sealants, glues and wound closure applications by clinical area: Source: [...]
The field of tissue glue and sealants has been prolific for its formation of new companies pursuing the development and marketing of these products for medical and surgical applications. (The MedMarket Diligence report #S175 profiles 136 companies active in this market.) As the market for these products has moved past its infancy and more companies [...]
In today's issue (4/12/2010) of NYT, more coverage is given to the variety of naturally occurring "glues" that are being studied for their potential as medical/surgical glues in humans. See also our recent coverage of such bio-glues under study. The trait of adhesiveness has proven itself to be the result of environmental demands driving their evolutionary [...]
As a follow-up to the recent decision by the FDA to approve Nycomed's TachoSil absorbable fibrin sealant patch for cardiovascular applications, we wanted to highlight that the cardiovascular arena offers one of the more promising areas for expanded use of surgical sealants and glues. Cardio applications represent a significant volume of procedures in which the [...]
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