title: A new double-armed microsuture.
abstract: A new double-armed microsuture using 70-mu micro-edge taper-point (M.E.T., Sharpoint, Reading, PA) needles swaged onto 10-0 (22 mu) monofilament nylon has been developed by us primarily to allow precision intraluminal suture placement. Applications of this minimally atraumatic double-armed suture in microvascular surgery include patching and tacking within the anastomotic region.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Allentown Hospital, PA.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Hallock
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009339:Needles; D009757:Nylons; D013537:Sutures; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons