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The Key Ripper: a specialized fixed suture-cutting device to facilitate drain removal
Shogo Nagamatsu1, Ayano Sasaki2, Yumiwo Fujioka2
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. shogonagamatsu@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The removal of post-surgical drains requires suture cutting. We developed a novel and specialized device that can safely remove the threads fixing the drains, making drain removal safer and easier than the current removal approach using scissors or a scalpel.
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