A new compound curved needle for intradermal suture closure

Michael R. Abidin; Daniel G. Becker; Richard D. Paley; Allen Doctor; Jay J. Westwater; Walter McGregor; Richard F. Edlich

doi:10.1016/0736-4679(89)90137-6

A new compound curved needle for intradermal suture closure

Michael R. Abidin
, Daniel G. Becker
, Richard D. Paley
, Allen Doctor
, Jay J. Westwater
, Walter McGregor
, Richard F. Edlich

Division of Critical Care Medicine

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Abstract

A new compound curved needle has been designed and developed for intradermal suture closure from a unique stainless steel alloy, American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) 45500. This needle has a short, straight, sharpened point with a reverse cutting edge, followed by a curved distal section. Despite its geometry, it exhibited a similar resistance to bending and breakage as did a curved needle with a single radius of curvature manufactured from the same alloy. The design of this new needle enabled the physician to pass it through the dermis with a greater accuracy to a controlled depth and length of bite than curved cutting edge needle with a single radius of curvature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	441-444
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	7
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0736-4679(89)90137-6
State	Published - 1989

Keywords

dermis
needle
stainless steel
suture

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