Skin closure device

Details Skin closure device Skin closure device

1983-03-10

1985-07-02

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

A61B 1708

Patent

active

045261733

ABSTRACT:
An improved skin closure device is disclosed which includes a pair of parallel members adapted to be positioned along either side of a wound to be closed. The device includes a plurality of pins associated with the parallel members for the purpose of urging the dermis on either side of the wound together, and an adhesive interface adapted to maintain the members in a firmly positioned orientation with respect to the epidermis in order to hold the epidermis on either side of the wound together. Some embodiments of the skin closure device of this invention include a housing adapted to lock the parallel members in place with respect to each other.

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patent: 3825010 (1974-07-01), McDonald
patent: 3863640 (1975-02-01), Hauerstock
patent: 3983878 (1976-10-01), Kawchitch
patent: 4275813 (1981-06-01), Noiles

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