Abbott Laboratories, continuing its activist style under its new chief executive officer, Miles D. White, said Thursday it will acquire artery-suture company Perclose Inc. for $680 million in stock, ...

Abbott Park, IL - Abbott Laboratories announced the launch of the next-generation Perclose ® suture-mediated vessel closure system, Perclose ProGlide TM, featuring a polypropylene monofilament suture.

While other device-based closures have demonstrated notable rates of atrial fibrillation (5.7–6.6%) and device-related adverse events, the NobleStitch™ system's fully suture-mediated approach ...

To describe the use of tissue glue to close scleral and conjunctival wounds, and to compare the clinical outcomes using tissue glue and vicryl suture for closing these areas in conventional 20-gauge ...