Biodegradable apparatus and method for closure of trocar defects

A method for maintaining the alignment of the edges of a trocar defect by inserting into a defect a device for compressing the tissue such that part of the device is above while the other is below the defect, then pulling back on the device so that the part below the defect is up against the defect,...

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Hauptverfasser: Mulyasasmita, Widya, Klein, Michael Sigmund, Fourkas, Michael George, Su, James
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for maintaining the alignment of the edges of a trocar defect by inserting into a defect a device for compressing the tissue such that part of the device is above while the other is below the defect, then pulling back on the device so that the part below the defect is up against the defect, then while holding the device below the defect in place, push down on the part above the wound so that it compresses the tissue. Finally, release the device from the insertion tool.