Stitches commonly used to sew up a pregnant woman’s cervix and prevent early labor can backfire — dramatically increasing her risk of premature labor and pregnancy loss. A specific type of thick, ...

Triboelectric effect The bioabsorbable electrical stimulation suture (BioES-suture) converts the mechanical energy of movement into effective electrical stimulation. (Courtesy: Zhouquan Sun and ...

Liquid stitches are used to close and protect wounds instead of sutures or bandages. They’re a colorless, sticky liquid glue that can be placed directly on a wound to hold together the torn edges of ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. To detect wound complications as soon as they happen, researchers have invented a battery-free “smart suture” that can wirelessly sense ...

Global Absorbable Sutures Market OverviewThe global absorbable sutures market is projected to grow at a steady rate of around 5% over the next five years, supported by the increasing number of ...

Tunica albuginea plication (TAP) surgery for Peyronie’s disease (PD) is classically described using nonabsorbable suture. Many patients are aware of nodularity at the suture sites (50–88%), and some ...

A stitch in time might save a little more than nine now that researchers have successfully developed electronic sutures that monitor wounds and help speed up the healing process. Invented by John ...

The Endo Stitch, produced by Covidien in North Haven, is a 10mm single-use automated suturing device with two jaws. A sutured Endo Stitch needle, loaded from a single-use loading unit, is held in one ...

HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, December 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Suture Buddy is a medical education company specializing in suturing simulation tools and procedural skills training solutions ...

In the future, your wounds might not be closed by stitches or staples. Instead, they will be fixed with lasers. Rose Bengal Dye, a common dye used by optometrists, can be used in tandem with a laser ...