Zip skin closure
Zip is a non-invasive skin closure device for surgical incisions and lacerations. It's designed to distribute strain along the incision. This helps reduce wound complications1,2, saving you cost and time.3,5
Zip’s benefits aren’t only limited to healthcare providers. The puncture-free skin closure method also leads to greater patient satisfaction.6 This means less pain, a greater range of motion during recovery, and reduced scarring. 7,8
4x
faster
than sutures5
12x
stronger
than sutures9
2x
better
cosmetic appearance4
Creates a better experience for you and your patients
- Easier, faster, and less painful to apply and remove8
- Reduced scarring10
- Increased range of motion during recovery8
Saves you cost and time
- Fewer wound complications1
- Reduced post-discharge cost3
- No added entry sites for bacteria6
Thank you!
- Carli A., Haas SB. Novel Non-Invasive Secure Skin Closure Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Fewer Wound Complications & No Patient Home Care Visits Compares to Staples, Paper presented at ISTA; 1 Oct 2015; Vienna, Austria.
- Davis, A., et. al., Effect of Surgical Incision Closure Device on Skin Perfusion Following Total Ankle Arthoplasty, UF Health Poster Presentation at ACFAS, March 2017
- Alnachoukati O, Emerson R, Muraguri M (March 20,2019) Non-Invasive, Zip Type Skin Closure Device vs. Conventional Staples in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Which Method Holds Greater Potential for Bundled Payments?. Cures 11(3):e4281. DOI 10.7759/cureus.4281
- Tanaka, Y. et al. Randomized Study of a New Noninvasive Skin Closure Device for Use After Congenital Heart Operations. Ann Thorac Surg 2016.
- Goldman DS, Hammill E, Aasbo J, Storne E, Reddy S. Improvement in S-ICD Incision Closure Time and High Implanter Satisfaction Using a Novel Skin Closure Device. Scientific presentation given at Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society 2017 Meeting; Sep 16, 2017; Yokohama, Japan.
- Menkowitz B, Olivieri G, Belson O (January 19, 2020) Patient Satisfaction and Cosmetic Outcome in a Randomized, Prospective Study of Total Knee Arthroplasty Skin Closure Comparing Zip Surgical Skin Closure with Staples. Cureus 12(1): e6705. DOI 10.7759/cureus.6705
- Alnachoukati O, Emerson R, Muraguri M (March 20,2019) Non-Invasive, Zip Type Skin Closure Device vs. Conventional Staples in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Which Method Holds Greater Potential for Bundled Payments?. Cures 11(3):e4281. DOI 10.7759/cureus.4281
- Benner RW, Behrens JP. Poster Presentation: “A Novel Skin Closure Device for (Bilateral) Total Knee Arthroplasty: Randomized Controlled Trial vs. Staples.” Poster Presentation presented at American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons; Nov 3, 2017;
- Levi K, Ichiryu K, Kefel P, et al. (October 12, 2016) Mechanics of Wound Closure: Emerging Tape-Based Wound Closure Technology vs. Traditional Methods. Cureus 8(10); e827. DOI 10.7759/cureus.827
- Ko, J. H., Yang, I. H., Ko, M. S., Kamolhuja, E. and Park, K. K. (2016), Do zip-type skin-closing devices show better wound status compared to conventional staple devices in total knee arthroplasty?. Int Wound J, 14: 250-254. doi:10.1111/iwj.12596
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