ZipLine's Closure Device Beats Sutures In Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Trial

The Zip surgical skin closure system does not require FDA clearance, but the company is sponsoring a series of trials to demonstrate how it is a faster and less painful approach to healing surgical incisions.

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ZipLine Medical's Zip incision closure device • Source: ZipLine Medical

ZipLine Medical Inc. is producing clinical evidence that its Zip surgical skin closure for surgical incision is faster than sutures and produces a smaller scar than staples.

Zip is a noninvasive secure wound closure made of flexible polyurethane that uniformly distributes force along the length of the...

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