Ethicon's Dermabond Primeo skin closure system leads to improved patient and surgeon satisfaction than traditional skin staples after total knee replacement, according to a new Ethicon study.
Here are four things to know:
1. The skin closure device combines a topical skin adhesive with a self-adhering patch. The Dermabond Primeo is intended to serve as a replacement for sutures or staples and provides minimally invasive closure.
2. The double-blinded study of 88 total knee replacement patients and 83 orthopedic surgeons found more patients had overall greater satisfaction with the Dermabond Prineo system.
3. Overall surgeon satisfaction was 83.7 percent, compared to 56.1 percent for skin staples.
4. Ethicon is a Johnson & Johnson company.