The history of wound closure has been in existence as long as human being itself. From the early techniques and remedies used by hunter-gatherer all the way to Louis Pasteur’s Germ Theory of Disease, human being has never stopped its quest to find better solution to wound closure. Evolving from the mere realization of the necessity to stop bleeding, the importance of hygiene, to the advent of wound-site dressing and sterilization, there have been a great many wound closure technique developments across time, geography, and culture which had been produced, used, and replaced by newer developments.
Throughout its evolution and progress, theories and technologies of wound closure may have differed, however, they were all uniformly intended to achieve the ideals of wound closure:
• No Infection
• Atraumatic
• Speedy Healing
• Good results, clinically and aesthetically
Those ideals and challenges served as the basis for SurgiZip™ product. SurgiZip™, in its design, addresses the above issues:
