Method and apparatus for opening and closing surgical wounds

Details Method and apparatus for opening and closing surgical wounds Method and apparatus for opening and closing surgical wounds

1990-10-26

1991-06-25

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Sutureless closure

128156, A61B 1700, A61L 1500

Patent

active

050263897

ABSTRACT:
A surgical method and apparatus for opening and closing surgical wound utilizes an elastic member which is adhered across the patient's skin at the treatment site. The wound is opened by cutting through the elastic member and through the patient's skin to permit a surgical procedure to be conducted. The wound is then closed by reapproximating the patient's skin at the treatment site and by bringing the cut edges of the elastic member together and adhering a relatively inelastic sealing member over the elastic member to maintain the cut edges while the wound heals.

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