If you really want surgeons to accept and adopt safer products, you have to make them products that they want to use. |
We're not asking surgeons to change their surgical technique. They don't have to change how they suture, the type of suture needle they use or the suture material that they use. |
What we've done is automated suturing. Even if there wasn't a safety issue as far as the dangers of being stuck with a suture needle, this is an excellent device for improving suturing. We have a whole family of safe suturing products in development that are going to be introduced during the next few years. |