title: History of mechanical devices and instruments for suturing.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000266:history*; D013528:Surgical Staplers / Q000266:history*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000266:history*; D014586:USSR; D014481:United States