Discover what tools are essential for efficient, safe surgical extractions in today’s health care landscape, from elevators to forceps and beyond.

In medical instrument and device production, surface finish is a critical factor in safety, functionality and regulatory ...

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, these germs can infiltrate surgical wounds through different means, like contact with contaminated caregivers or instruments, airborne germs or traveling from ...

Disposable cannula needles play a critical role in expanding the disposable minimally invasive surgical instruments market due to their precision, safety, and infection control benefits.

Surgical technologists are medical professionals who specialize in preparing the operating room and assisting during surgery. Learn more about the work they do and when you might see a surgical ...

Q: Should we accept a post-surgical rehab patient with a hospital-acquired wound? A: An estimated 1 in 4 postoperative wound complications occur within 14 days of hospital discharge. Some patients ...

It reports over 174,000 shot wounds of the extremities, 4,656 were treated by surgical excision and 29,980 by amputation. Of the approximately 30,000 amputations performed in the Civil War there ...

WOUND infection has become one of the most difficult surgical problems of the current decade.1 Widespread bacterial resistance and crossinfection of the hospital population have been observed repea ...

While the system functions as a regular surgical suture to close a wound, it can also detect changes in the inflammatory condition of the wound where the suture is applied, in real time.

Researchers developed the BioES-suture, a bioabsorbable suture that accelerates wound healing through electrical stimulation, showing superior healing outcomes.