Don't get hooked on your sponges.
Attention is given to the poor design of a disposable cellulose sponge that results in frequent hooking of sutures during microsurgical procedures. Suggestions for improvement are made.
D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000592:standards*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures