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Source: http://nocamels.com/2014/12/topclosure-wound-closure-stitching/
Israelis Invent New Wound-Closure Method
(NoCamels) Dyana So - Just as the ancient Egyptians used needles and thread to patch up their wounded, doctors employ the same stitching technology today. While treating numerous casualties as chief of plastic surgery at Israel's Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, Dr. Moris Topaz developed a unique method to secure wound closure, called TopClosure. TopClosure consists of cables and attachable clasps which place far less tension on the skin than a suture. TopClosure already is being used in field hospitals to temporarily treat soldier's combat wounds. "The most important thing about TopClosure is its simplicity," Dr. Topaz said. "Doctors commonly say, 'Why didn't we think of this earlier?'"