A Review of Barbed Sutures—Evolution, Applications and Clinical Significance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. History of Barbed Sutures
2.1. Problems Associated with Conventional, Non-Barbed Sutures
2.2. Barbed Sutures
2.2.1. Evolution of Barbed Sutures—Patents Detailing History of Barbed Sutures
2.2.2. Geometric Design of Barbed Sutures
3. Commercial Barbed Sutures and Their Clinical Significance
3.1. Commercial Barbed Sutures
3.1.1. STRATAFIXTM Knotless Wound Closure Device
3.1.2. Quill SRSTM Bidirectional Barbed Sutures
3.1.3. V-LocTM Wound Closure Devices
3.2. The Role of Barbed Sutures in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery: Benefits and Complications
3.2.1. Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery
3.2.2. Obstetric and Gynecological Procedures and Gastrointestinal Surgeries
3.2.3. Orthopedic Procedures
4. Conclusions
5. Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Suture Name | Description | Suture Placement |
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Aptos Thread (Kolster Methods, Inc., Anahelm, CA, USA) | Bidirectional, nonabsorbable barbed suture | Free floating |
Contour Thread (Surgical Specialities, Reading, PA, USA) | Unidirectional, nonabsorbable, looped or nonlooped barbed suture | Anchored proximally |
Isse Endo Progressive Facelift Suture (Kolster Methods, Inc., Anahelm, CA, USA) | Unidirectional, nonabsorbable barbed suture | Anchored proximally |
Silhouette Mid-Face Suture (Kolster Methods, Inc., Anahelm, CA, USA) | Nonabsorbable suture material with absorbable knots at 10 mm intervals | Anchored proximally |
Woffles Thread (Kolster Methods, Inc., Anahelm, CA, USA) | Bidirectional, nonabsorbable barbed suture doubled in a sling format | Anchored proximally |
V-Loc TM Wound Closure Device (Medtronic, New Haven, CT, USA) | Unidirectional, knotless, absorbable barbed suture | Anchored or not anchored |
QuillTM Knotless Tissue-Closure Device (Corza Medical Inc., Westwood, MA, USA) | Absorbable and nonabsorbable, knotless, bidirectional barbed suture with central non-barbed segment | Anchored or not anchored |
STRATAFIXTM (Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ, USA) | Bidirectional, absorbable barbed suture | Anchored or not anchored |
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Nambi Gowri, K.; King, M.W. A Review of Barbed Sutures—Evolution, Applications and Clinical Significance. Bioengineering 2023, 10, 419. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10040419
Nambi Gowri K, King MW. A Review of Barbed Sutures—Evolution, Applications and Clinical Significance. Bioengineering. 2023; 10(4):419. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10040419
Chicago/Turabian StyleNambi Gowri, Karuna, and Martin W. King. 2023. "A Review of Barbed Sutures—Evolution, Applications and Clinical Significance" Bioengineering 10, no. 4: 419. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10040419