STRATAFIX™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices

STRATAFIX™ is a portfolio of barbed sutures that deliver more efficiency, more strength,¹ and more consistency than traditional suture.^11-13 Use the STRATAFIX™ Selection Guide to help you choose the right STRATAFIX™ for you.

Features & Benefits

STRATAFIX barbed sutures close wounds faster than interrupted technique for time savings  in operating room

More efficiency

STRATAFIX™ barbed sutures can close wounds substantially faster than using an interrupted technique.¹⁴ In Total Hip Arthroplasty, STRATAFIX™ was associated with significantly less time spent in the OR when compared to traditional sutures.^2,15

STRATAFIX barbed sutures demonstrated superior holding strength vs interrupted with coated vicryl or looped pds

More strength³

STRATAFIX™ Symmetric Devices provide superior tissue-holding strength compared to interrupted technique with Coated VICRYL^® (polyglactin 910) Suture, continuous technique with PDS^®⁵ (polydioxanone) Suture, and V-Loc™ 180 Wound Closure Device.^3,4,13

STRATAFIX barbed suture have barbs that are uniquely designed for a secure hold and consistency

More consistency

With significantly more points of fixation than traditional sutures, STRATAFIX™ makes it easier to manage tension on every pass; appropriate tension leads to better wound healing, a prerequisite for good cosmesis.^5,16,17

STRATAFIX barbed sutures with plus technology have triclosan for reduced risk of surgical site infection

More protection

STRATAFIX™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Devices have been shown in vitro to inhibit bacterial colonization of the suture for 11 days or more,^**,6,7,18 for protection against the most common organisms associated with SSI.^9,10,18

References

¶In a meta-analysis of 21 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), 6462 patients, 95% CI: (14, 40%), P<0.001.

#All triclosan-coated sutures in these RCTs were Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures (MONOCRYL® Plus Antibacterial [poliglecaprone 25] Suture, Coated VICRYL® Plus Antibacterial [polyglactin 910] Suture, and PDS® Plus Antibacterial [polydioxanone] Suture).

**Meta-analysis only included traditional (nonbarbed) sutures.

Refers to STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device only.
Based on retrospective analysis of 5,958 cases from the Premier Perspective® Hospital Database.
In an ex vivo model.
Superior to VICRYL and PDS in fascia. Superior to V-Loc in subcutaneous tissue.
Conclusions of suture tension and outcomes based on animal model.
In vivo.
In vitro.
de Jonge SW, Atema JJ, Solomkin JS, Boermeester MA. Meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of triclosan-coated sutures for the prevention of surgical-site infection. Br J Surg. 2017;104(2):e118-e133. doi:10.1002/bjs.10445.
Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Refers only to STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus, STRATAFIX™ Spiral PDS™ Plus and STRATAFIX™ Spiral MONOCRYL™ Plus.
Moran ME, Marsh C, Perrotti M. Bidirectional-barbed sutured knotless running anastomosis v classic Van Velthoven suturing in a model system. J Endourol. 2007;21(10):1175-1178.
Vakil JJ, O'Reilly MP, Sutter EG, Mears SC, Belkoff SM, Khanuja HS. Knee arthrotomy repair with a continuous barbed suture: a biomechanical study. J Arthroplasty. 2011;26(5):710-713.
Nawrocki J. Time zero tissue holding - competitive claims comparisons for STRATAFIX Knotless Tissue Control Devices vs various products. 100326296. May 20, 2015. Ethicon, Inc.
Greenberg J, Goldman R. Barbed suture: a review of the technology and clinical uses in obstetrics and gynecology. Rev Obstet Gynecol. 2013;6(3-4):107-115.
Sutton N, Schmitz ND, Johnston SS. Comparing outcomes between barbed and conventional sutures in patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty. J Comp Eff Res. 2018;7(10):975-987. doi:10.2217/cer-2018-0047.
Burgess LP, Morin GV, Rand M, Vossoughi J, Hollinger JO. Wound healing. Relationship of wound closing tension to scar width in rats. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116(7):798-802.
Höer J, Klinge U, Schachtrupp A, Töns C, Schumpelick V. Influence of suture technique on laparotomy wound healing: an experimental study in the rat. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2001;386(3):218-223.
Bhende S, Burkley D, Nawrocki J. In vivo and in vitro antibacterial efficacy of absorbable barbed polydioxanone monofilament tissue control device with triclosan. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2018;19(4):430-437.

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