SutureWeld: a novel ultrasonic implant welding technology for surgical suture holding

OsteoWeld是一家高度创新的医疗技术SME，其技术专长使其能够开发可降解的超声波驱动的植入物解决方案（“SutureWeld”），保证最佳的缝合张力，并防止愈合过程中的线结滑动。与外科打结相关的主要挑战之一，特别是在关节镜手术期间，是张力难以通过器械传递到线结，导致无效的结，从而导致滑脱或缝线断裂。许多外科医生承认需要有效的解决方案，如SutureWeld，以克服这一挑战，帮助他们进行有效的缝合，大大减少并发症，因此，该项目旨在开发第一个基于超声波的外科手术解决方案，通过将OsteoWeld的植入物焊接技术应用于骨，骨-骨和骨-肌腱撕裂修复手术。OsteoWeld提出的解决方案将产生一个有效的缝合协议和易于使用的工具，使最佳的缝合张力能够在整个愈合过程中保持，而不需要进行植入物取出手术，因为一旦愈合发生，这些都将被人体完全吸收。因此，该项目将使OsteoWeld在预期的外科手术激增的情况下确保有利的市场地位。SutureWeld将使全球医疗保健提供商能够节省大量时间和成本，同时为外科医生提供更具可重复性的解决方案，以解决困难的外科打结问题。

OsteoWeld is a highly innovative medtech SME, whose technical expertise has enabled it to develop a degradable ultrasonic-driven suturing implant solution ('SutureWeld') that guarantees optimal suture tension and prevents knot slippage during the healing process.One of the main challenges associated with surgical knot-tying, especially during arthroscopic surgeries, is the difficulty of tension transfer to the knot through the instrumentation, leading to ineffective knots that result in slippage or suture rupture. Many surgeons acknowledge the need for effective solutions, such as the SutureWeld, to overcome this challenge, helping them to perform effective suturing, dramatically reducing complications and therefore, reducing patient discomfort and accelerating patient recovery.This project aims to develop the first ultrasonic-based solution for surgical suturing that avoids the need for knot-tying techniques by applying OsteoWeld's implant welding technology applied to bone-to-bone and bone-to-tendon laceration repairing procedures. OsteoWeld's proposed solution will produce an effective suturing protocol and easy-to-use instrumentation that will enable optimal suture tension to be maintained throughout the healing process with no need for implant removal surgery, as these are completely absorbed by the human body once healing has occurred.This project will therefore enable OsteoWeld to secure an advantageous market position in line with an expected upsurge of surgical procedures. SutureWeld will allow global healthcare providers to make significant time and cost savings, while providing surgeons with a more reproducible solution for difficult surgical knot-tying concerns.