CINCINNATI, Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — A study published in the October 8 issue of Surgical Endoscopy concluded that an absorbable ”strap” device, such as the ETHICON SECURESTRAP® Fixation Device provides greater mesh-tissue fixation strength at acute deployment angles compared to an absorbable blunt-tip hollow screw-fastener device. The study was conducted by Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO, USA and led by Corey Deeken, Ph.D., Director of Biomedical Engineering & Biomaterials Laboratory of the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.1(…)
