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US 2016/0095597 A1Published application
Rapid closing surgical closure device
AssigneeZipline Medical, Inc.
InventorsAmir BELSON, Brian BECKEY, James J. LEARY
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Abstract
A surgical or wound closure device utilizes a slide fastener for rapidly closing a surgical incision or wound with precise apposition of the sides of the incision. The surgical closure devices are configured for linear incisions, shaped incisions, such as used for wedge biopsy or excisional biopsy, and long incisions, such as used for laparotomy or surgical removal of redundant skin. The surgical closure device may be adhered to the patient's skin prior to making an incision and is subsequently used for closing the incision.
Claims32
An incision closure device comprising:
- a first adhesion patch configured for adhering to a patient's skin adjacent a first side of an incision;
- a second adhesion patch configured for adhering to the patient's skin adjacent a second side of the incision;
- a binding mechanism configured for laterally coupling the first and second adhesion patches to one another across the incision;
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- at least one injection manifold coupled to at least one of the first or second adhesion patch, the at least one drug injection manifold being configured to deliver fluid to or under the patient's skin when the first and second adhesion patches are adhered to the patient's skin.
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