A surgical staple remover looks a bit like a handheld hole punch. Not the alligator-mouth contraption used for paper staples. I know this because my father recently had a radical prostatectomy to ...

Using metal staples to close wounds after orthopedic (joint) surgery can lead to a greater risk of infection than using traditional nylon sutures, concludes a new study. Using metal staples to close ...

Researchers from the United Kingdom found that closing wounds with metal staples after hip surgery can lead to a greater risk of infection than using nylon sutures, according to a release from the ...

The FDA is warning healthcare providers about the risk of serious injury, malfunction and death associated with surgical staplers and implantable surgical staples. Between January 2011 and March 2018, ...

Using metal staples to close wounds after joint surgery may lead to a greater risk of infection than using traditional nylon stitches. Staples are considered quicker and easier. But they are also more ...

Tens of thousands of surgical staplers for internal use have been associated with serious adverse events, prompting a new proposal from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reclassify the ...

Surgical Outcomes Information Exchange recently completed a survey of their ASC members, looking at post-operative surgical site infections. Jennifer Green, vice president of network development for ...

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZipLine Medical, Inc. today announced publication of positive results from two significant clinical studies in two peer-reviewed journals demonstrating that use of ...

Using metal staples to close wounds after orthopaedic (joint) surgery can lead to a greater risk of infection than using traditional nylon sutures, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.