Zip® Surgical Skin Closure Device vs. Staples for Skin Closure in Subjects Having Undergone Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty

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Conditions studied: Arthroplasty, Knee Replacement, Wound Healing

In brief

Study designed to compare the Zip Surgical Skin Closure device vs. conventional staples for wound closure following bi lateral knee replacement surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02460172

Run by

ZipLine Medical Inc.

People needed

25

Starts

2015-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-02-15

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients 18 years of age and older
• Patients requiring epidermal closure after bi lateral total or partial (unicompartmental) knee arthroplasty
• Patients willing to be evaluated at discharge, 2 weeks, and at the 6 to 8 week post op

You may not qualify if…

• Known bleeding disorder not caused by medication
• Known personal or family history of keloid formation or scar hypertrophy
• Known allergy or hypersensitivity to non-latex skin adhesives
• Atrophic skin deemed clinically prone to blistering
• Any skin disorder affecting wound healing
• Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator would make a particular patient unsuitable for this study

Where it is running

• Shelbourne Knee Center — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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