Surgical vascular suture

Fig. 2. A type of surgical vascular suture. (See Colour Plate Section at the end of this book.)...

Synthetic blood vessels and patches for soft tissue regeneration surgical sutures for use in vascular, cardiac, general surgery and orthopaedic procedures. .. 

Epinephrine (Adrenalin, Bronkaid Mist, Primatene Mist, others). Epinephrine appears to directly stimulate all adrenergic receptor subtypes and is administered for a variety of reasons. Epinephrine is found in many antiasthmatic inhalation products because of its ability to stimulate beta-2 receptors on the bronchi. Because it stimulates vascular alpha-1 receptors, epinephrine may be applied topically to produce local vasoconstriction and control bleeding during minor surgical procedures (e.g., suturing superficial wounds). Likewise, epinephrine may be mixed with a local anes-... 

Biodegradability is often an important consideration in the development of biomedical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural products for a number of applications. Biodegradable polymers have been formulated for uses such as controlled release and drug-delivery devices, surgical sutures, scaffolds for tissue regeneration, vascular grafts and stents, artificial skin, and orthopedic implants. 

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) DACRON Dupont Surgical suture membrane, vascular grafts, anterior cruciate ligament prosthesis... 

Abbott W M, Megerman J, Hasson J E, L ltalien G and Warnock D (1987), Effect of compliance mismatch upon vascular graft patency / Vase Surg, 5(2), 376-382. Alcamo J H (1964), Surgical suture , US Patent 3,123,077. 

Prosthetic (27), Surgical (31), Vascular grafts, heart suturing systems... 

Developments in the u.se of biodegradable polymers in biomedical and surgical applications are reviewed. Applications discussed include tissue engineering, bone fracture fixation devices, resorbable sutures, vascular grafts, temporary barriers for the prevention of postoperative adhesion, artificial skin and systems for controlled drug release. 92 refs. 

Surgical textiles Non-implantable textiles Implantable textiles Wound dressings, plaster casts, bandages, external fracture fixation systems, etc. Sutures, vascular grafts, ligament and tendon prostheses, bone plates, heart valves, hernia patches, joint replacements, artificial skin, etc. 

The primary function of sutures is to hold a wound in a good position for the promotion of wound heaUng. Incised surgical wounds and clean, fresh incised traumatic wounds which are not associated with contamination or devitalized tissue can be closed with sutures, staples, or tissue adhesives. Careful apposition of tissues allows healing by primary intention, resulting in cosmetically and functionally acceptable scars in skin, nerve, or tendon. Sutures are also used in bowel anastomosis and vascular arterial anastomosis, which demand a leak-proof technique using a permanent suture. 

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