New atraumatic rounded-edge surgical needle holder jaws

A new atraumatic smooth needle holder jaw with rounded edges that does not damage synthetic monofilament sutures is described herein. These rounded edges were created by mechanical filing of the sharp edges of smooth needle jaws. Compression of the monofilament suture between the needle holder jaw w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of surgery 1989-02, Vol.157 (2), p.241-242
Hauptverfasser:	Abidin, Michael R., Towler, Michael A., Thacker, John G., Nochimson, Geofrey D., McGregor, Walter, Edlich, Richard F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Biological and medical sciences Medical sciences Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Suture Techniques - instrumentation
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Zusammenfassung:	A new atraumatic smooth needle holder jaw with rounded edges that does not damage synthetic monofilament sutures is described herein. These rounded edges were created by mechanical filing of the sharp edges of smooth needle jaws. Compression of the monofilament suture between the needle holder jaw with sharp edges reduces the suture breaking strength compared with that of control sutures. A quality control method has been devised to detect the potentially damaging sharp edges of smooth needle jaws that can be easily implemented by needle holder manufacturers.
ISSN:	0002-9610 1879-1883
DOI:	10.1016/0002-9610(89)90536-9