Sentences with phrase «of suture material»

The vet used two layers of suture material in all the skin incision lines: conventional stitches, which the vet would remove in 10 days and internal stitches that will dissolve or go away on their own, over the next 3 to 4 months.

The lump may be caused by inflammation, the knot of the suture material or if there was dehiscence of the abdominal wall sutures there may be a small hernia from the surgical site.

It is important to avoid placement of suture material through the mucosa exposing the suture within the lumen of the bladder because it may act as a nidus for chronic infection or may become calculogenic.

The incision is sutured with two to three layers of suture material.

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It offers a full breadth of mid-urethral sling products, sling materials, graft materials, pelvic floor reconstruction kits and suturing devices.

To make the sutures, the researchers took a fiber of their shape - shifting material and, after warming it for a few minutes, cooled it down and stretched it.

Because the new, smaller, devices are flexible and can be held in place with sutures, they also may have potential uses in or around the bladder, stomach, intestines, heart or other organs, according to co-principal investigator John A. Rogers, PhD, professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois.

Hosts infected by viruses found new uses for the genetic material the agents of disease left behind; metabolic enzymes somehow came to refract light rays through the eye's lens; mammals took advantage of the sutures between the skull bones to help their young pass through the birth canal; and, in the signature example, feathers appeared in fossils before the ancestors of modern birds took to the skies.

After a few years inside a body the tube will dissolve — it is made of the same material used for sutures — and by that time his bronchus should have grown strong enough to function normally.

These enviable features have made spider silk the frequent target of biomimetic efforts by scientists who hope to produce a synthetic version in large enough quantities for applications in industry, military technology (it's three times tougher than Kevlar), and medicine (as a super-strong, biodegradable suture material, for example).

Recent work characterizing the proteins responsible for the incredible strength and elasticity of spider silks could lead to durable and resilient new materials for artificial human tissues, surgical sutures, and ultrastrong armor.

A new study reports on the success of growing human liver cells on resorbable scaffolds made from material similar to surgical sutures.

The average surgery probably costs less than an automobile tune - up — not a bad price for a procedure that requires the time of a veterinarian and a surgical technician, sterilized surgical instruments, general anesthesia, drapes, suture material and follow - up medication.

If a tooth is extracted, the remaining pocket can be left open, or may be closed with absorbable suture material depending on the level of disease.

Another type of surgical repair involves using suture material as a stand in for the torn ligament.

In the veterinary profession, there are many choices available for drugs, monitoring equipment, personnel, surgical equipment and suture materials, and the choices we make influence the cost of our surgeries.

Our medical protocols include pain management, an injectible antibiotic, tissue glue, appropriate suture material among other protocols that ensure the safety of our patients.

Since rabbits have incisors that are excellent at cutting through many materials, we find it beneficial to bury the final row of sutures under the skin so they are not accessible.

I sometimes reinforced the area of the ulcer with very fine suture material and then sewed a patch composed of an attached slice (flap) of the third eyelid over the ulcer to shield it and bring it additional blood supply.

Reference list for Chapter 18 (Suture Materials, Tissue Adhesives, Staplers and Ligating Clips), Chapter 29 (Abdominal Wall) and Chapter 32 (Abdominal Hernias) in: Slatter, D (ed) Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2003.

Another criticism of the Kummeling study is that only one strand 3.5 metric polyglyconate was used for the simple interrupted linea alba closures, whereas a double strand of the same suture material was used for the simple continuous closures.

This section provides detailed information on anesthetic equipment and supplies, the appropriate sterilization methods for instruments and supplies, and the identification of common instruments and suture materials — both types and sizes.

Lives and works in Paris since 2011) enacts the shifts of originary forms over time in his work, using the movements between medium, in sound, image, objects, text, painting and drawing to form new material and technological genealogies, and to suture the physicalization of matters with philosophical and spiritual ideas about life and death, their commitments and their inevitabilities.

Proficiently assisted dentist with diagnostic, preventative, general, orthodontic, endodontic, surgical and periodontic procedures.Performed laboratory and radiologic support functions such as preparing materials and models.Expertly charted conditions of decay and disease to prepare for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.Administered local anesthetics and removed sutures and dressings.Gently and skillfully took and developed radiographs.Maintained proper graphical and perio charting.Consistently followed protocols regarding quality assurance, biohazards, infection control, charting and emergencies.Delivered preoperative and postoperative care.Greeted and prepared patients for dental examinations.Properly sterilized dental equipment and examination rooms in accordance with infection control policies.Coordinated appointment schedules for both the dentist and oral surgeon.Reviewed status of waiting room on a routine basis to ensure that patients were being seen in a timely fashion.Correctly arranged instrument trays prior to dental procedures and surgeries.Duplicated x-rays when requested by insurance companies.