WOUND EDGE APPROXIMATION DEVICE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61B17/03 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely coloproctology, and may be used for additional fixation of wound edges accompanying a surgery for pilonidal cyst (PC). A device consists of two base plates having holes and opposite panels fixed thereon. One of the panels has a central rectangular notch, while the other one is "П"-shaped and has a slot for fixation of the opposite panel is a horizontal plane. The plates forming the given panel have cutoffs: a rectangular one on the upper plate and an oval one on the lower plate. Each panel has its own toothed bar fixed on one of sides of the panel cutoff. Between the bars, there is a rotating toothed bushing with a central hole provided with a cap and a flap rocker arm, and throwing into toothed gear with bars of the panels on the principle of a rack mechanism. In the central hole of the bushing there is a clamping screw with a nut carrying the flap rocker arm.

EFFECT: invention provides wound edge immobilisation and graduated approximation, as well as reduction of tissue tension when wound edge approximation on the applied sutures.

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