Skin securement has always been an essential final step in surgical procedures. In early years, the skin surface was sutured; in recent years a number of advances have been made, including new tapes, sutures, staples, hemostats, and glues. Burns Approximately 24,000 burn victims in the United States received skin grafts every year. These represent the [...]
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Posted 13 January 2009
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biomaterials § biotech § drug § innovation § investment § market data § medtech § surgery § wound management
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Also tagged: burns, cyanoacrylate, decubitus, dermal, fibrin glue, fibrin sealant, medical adhesive, medical glue, surgical glue, surgical sealant, wounds
From Report #S245, “Wound Management, 2007-2016: Established and Emerging Products, Technologies and Markets in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Rest of World,” published by MedMarket Diligence, LLC (November 2007). Wound types fall into four general categories — surgical, traumatic, burns, and chronic — yet there is a wide variety of specific types, with different prevalence [...]