Open AccessImmediate Tight Sealing of Skin Incisions Using an Innovative Temperature-controlled Laser Soldering Device
Author(s) -
David Simhon,
Marisa Halpern,
Tamar Brosh,
Tamar Vasilyev,
Avi Ravid,
Tamar Tennenbaum,
Zvi Nevo,
Abraham Katzir
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000232554.13719.10
Subject(s) - medicine , soldering , laser , biomedical engineering , surgery , composite material , optics , materials science , physics
A feedback temperature-controlled laser soldering system (TCLS) was used for bonding skin incisions on the backs of pigs. The study was aimed: 1) to characterize the optimal soldering parameters, and 2) to compare the immediate and long-term wound healing outcomes with other wound closure modalities.