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BARBED SUTURE TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEED FOR KNOTLESS TISSUE CLOSURE
BARBED SUTURE TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEED FOR KNOTLESS TISSUE CLOSURE
In cases where the use of sutures is required, surgical knotting as part of traditional methods is usually utilized, hence the use of knots has become an inevitable necessity for tissue approximation up until recently. However, surgical knots naturally have disadvantages such as operator error, technique differences between operators, thinning of the suture material and decreased strength. In addition, knot tying can become quite a challenging task due to physical space limitations in various types of operations, especially in laparoscopic operations. Hence, knotless suture technology has been developed to overcome such problems. The working principle of this technology lies in the formation of a barbed structure on the surface of the suture. The barbed structure easily penetrates the tissue due to its geometry, effectively locking the tissue into place. Although these barbed structures formed on the suture surface can be in different geometric shapes and directions, the working mechanisms are mostly based on the same concept.