SuturTek公司推出防止缝合针损伤的设备

 
一种新型缝合设备可以防止缝合针伤及外科医生和手术室工作人员。

缝合针损伤的最常见原因是筋膜缝合，这是在大多数外科手术中必须缝合皮肤下面的一层。这在所有报道的手术损伤中占据59%。

360o筋膜缝合设备已经获得了美国食品药品管理局的许可。这种获得保护的设备可以防止缝合针损伤，将缝合针的尖端一直处于无菌的一次性缝合针筒之中，绝不会暴露出来。因此，手和手指在手术之前、之中和之后都不会暴露于缝合针的尖端。缝合方法比费时费力的手工缝合更加快速简单和安全。这种缝合设备是SuturTek (North Chelmsford, MA, USA)公司的产品。

在美国和欧洲这种筋膜缝合设备已经在各种手术中得到了广泛应用，包括腹部手术、剖腹产、经腹部子宫切除、和脊柱手术。

“我们360o筋膜缝合设备的最关键之处，就是保护外科医生、护士和手术室工作人员免于缝合针的伤害，这点从Johns Hopkins [Baltimore, MD, USA]的一项近期研究中可以得到佐证，他们报道40%的城市外科手术患者感染一些致命的疾病，例如肝炎或者HIV/AIDS,” SuturTek公司的总裁兼首席执行官Gerald Brecher指出，“外科医生告诉我们，这种产品不仅安全，而且快速，易于操作，能够确保高质量的临床预后。”

Closure Device Prevents Injuries
 
A new closure device is designed to prevent suture needlestick injuries to surgeons and operating room (OR) staff.

The most common cause of suture needlestick injury is fascia closure, closure of the underlying layer below the skin that must be closed at the conclusion of most major surgical procedures. This accounts for 59% of all reported sharps injuries in the OR.

The 360o Fascia Closure Device has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The patented device protects against suture needlestick injuries by ensuring that the sharp point of the suture needle--contained within a sterile, disposable suture cartridge at all times--is never exposed. Therefore, hands and fingers are not exposed to the sharp point of the needle before, during, or after the procedure. Closure is faster, easier, and safer for surgeons than tedious and difficult hand-suturing. The closure device is the product of SuturTek (North Chelmsford, MA, USA).

The Fascia Closure Device has been used in a wide variety of surgical procedures in the United States and Europe, including abdominal surgeries, cesarian deliveries, abdominal hysterectomies, and spinal surgery.

“The critical importance of our 360o Fascia Closure Device, that protects surgeons, nurses, and OR staff against needlesticks, is underscored by a recent study from Johns Hopkins [Baltimore, MD, USA] reporting that almost 40% of urban surgery patients are infected with deadly diseases such as hepatitis or HIV/AIDS,” noted Gerald Brecher, president and CEO of SuturTek. “And surgeons tell us that our device is not only safe, but it’s also fast, easy to use, and delivers high quality clinical results.”