Say Goodbye to Surgical Staples and Stitches
Say Goodbye to Surgical Staples and Stitches
If a new Israeli product from IonMed gets market approval, surgeons will have a revolutionary tool in their hands for scar-free incision closure.
By Abigail Klein Leichman, for Israel21C, June 13, 2013
Surgeons do not need complex training to learn how to use BioWeld1.
Women giving birth by Caesarean section could be the first to benefit from a revolutionary Israeli invention for closing surgical incisions without stitches or staples. The technique also promises to leave patients less prone to infection and scarring. BioWeld1, a unique trademarked product from Israeli startup IonMed , welds surgical incisions using cold plasma.
Plasma is a gas in which a certain proportion of the particles are ionized. It has been shown to offer manifold benefits including tissue welding, control of bleeding, enhancement of tissue repair, disinfection and destruction of cancer cells. However, plasma has enjoyed a limited role in surgery due to the high temperatures it creates and resulting harmful effects on body tissue. IonMeds scientists found a way to make use of cold plasma as the power behind the BioWeld1.
The procedure takes a few minutes, seals the area completely, leaves minimal scarring or painful stitches, and does not require complex training.
No one has done this before and more than that, the platform of cold plasma is a technology that is not available in medicine yet, says Ronen Lam, IonMeds co-founder and vice president for business development. We will probably be the first, he tells ISRAEL21c.
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BDS (boycott) supporters stay with the stitches and staples. Don't be the hypocrites any more than you ignorant fools already are.
Bring it on, sounds great!
Very interesting ... and surprising . What will they come up with next ?!
Wow, that sounds great to me!
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Note: if it is like superglue, like they used on my heart surgery incision, forget it. UGH.
It took forever to wear off. It was scratchy, itchy, and painful. Not to mention that you should see the scar-- icky. So maybe, this is different and will work!
I think the process is more like welding than introducing an adhesive.
Ha ha!!! WELDER, not wielder.
Just tell him you're from the future and it's your phaser.
Great stuff Buzz. ''cold plasma''.
Think how easy this make it for the gummint to install tracking chips in newbornbabies!
Considering the number of abductions lately, the kidnapped girls, etc. that might not be such a bad idea.
Depends on who you ask. I can think of a few people here who would suggest that a better idea would be to just arm them with semi-automatics and high capacity magazines.
The subject of chips always makes me laugh, because it reminds me of one of my first experiences in the blogosphere. Someone posted an article seeking advice on whether they should chip their cat. I responded with "I chipped my cat, but if it doesn't stop peeing on the carpet I'm going to break out my driver." I was overwhelmed with how much shit I got over that by touchy animal lovers with no sense of humor. Lol.
I guess they must have had high handicaps.
Sounds really good, then!
or it was a bad chip shot! lmao!