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THIS IS ZIP

The puncture-free future of skin closure
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Less pain1, higher patient
satisfaction2 and less scarring1

  Trade in sutures, staples and glue for Zip's non-invasive, puncture-free skin
closure3.
Zip's technology is designed with you in mind – so you can heal more
comfortably.

How Zip works

Unlike sutures and staples, Zip helps improve your experience by creating a
puncture-free skin closure3.



Allowing for movement 1,2

But Zip’s unique, flexible design allows you to move more freely during
recovery.
 

Isolating the incision

Zip holds the edges of an incision together with a gentle adhesive, allowing for
less pain1, and uses plastic straps to keep the incision closed and protected –
so you can focus on healing.

Benefits of Zip

Less pain, your gain

Significantly lower pain than staples4

It's designed with your comfort in mind.

Scar less, heal better

Significantly better cosmetic appearance

When it comes to scarring, you could call us minimalists. Zip helps minimize
scarring, so you can say goodbye to "railroad" marks caused by staples and
sutures1,5.

Stay strong

12x stronger than sutures

Zip offers 12x stronger protection than sutures6, allowing your incision to heal
quickly and safely.

Get moving

Flexible design allows movement

Zip moves with you, so you can have a better range of motion during recovery1,4.

Zip in, bacteria out

Reduced risk of infection and complications

Zip lets you heal with reduced risk of infection and complications3,7. It's good
for your peace of mind, and even better for your body.

Better outcomes = Happier patients

Increased patient satisfaction2

Zip feels better and has better cosmetic outcomes, so it's no wonder that
patients like it more than staples or sutures.




Zip can help create a better patient experience.

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Feels better

Because Zip is puncture-free, it's gentler on the incision from the get go, and
less painful after surgery1.


Moves with you

Zip allows greater range of motion during healing¹, so you can recover
confidently.

Removes with ease

Zip is less painful to remove than staples1,4 – and its non-invasive technology
helps reduce the risk of infections and complications3,7.

Lets you feel like you again

With less scarring and better cosmetic outcomes than staples or sutures1,2,5,8,
Zip lets you get back to focusing on the things you love instead of on how you
look post-recovery.



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References:

1. Benner RW, Behrens JP. A Novel Skin Closure Device for Total Knee
Arthroplasty: Randomized Controlled Trial versus Staples. J Knee Surg. 2020
Nov;33(11):1116-1120. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1692628.

2. Menkowitz B, Olivieri G, Belson O (January 19, 2020) Patient Satisfaction and
Cosmetic Outcome in a Random-ized, Prospective Study of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Skin Closure Comparing Zip Surgical Skin Closure with Staples. Cureus 12(1):
e6705. DOI 10.7759/cureus.6705

3. Safa B, Belson A, Meschter C, et al. (August 04, 2018) In Vivo Efficacy Study
Showing Comparative Advantage of Bacterial Infection Prevention with Zip-type
Skin Closure Device vs. Subcuticular Sutures. Cureus 10(8): e3102.
doi:10.7759/cureus.31025.

4. 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

5. Data on file

6. Levi K, et al. Mechanics of Wound Closure: Emerging Tape-Based Wound Closure
Technology vs. Traditional Methods. Muacevic A, Adler JR, eds. Cureus.
2016;8(10):e827. doi:10.7759/cureus.827.

7. Carli AV, Spiro S, Barlow BT, Haas SB. Using a non-invasive secure skin
closure following total knee arthroplasty leads to fewer wound complications and
no patient home care visits compared to surgical staples. Knee. 2017
Oct;24(5):1221-1226. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2017.07.007.

8. Tanaka Y, Miyamoto T, Naito Y, Yoshitake S, Sasahara A, Miyaji K. Randomized
Study of a New Noninvasive Skin Closure Device for Use After Congenital Heart
Operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Oct;102(4):1368-74.
doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.072. Epub 2016 Jun 1. PubMed PMID: 27261084

9. 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.

*compared to staples

OI-ZIP-PTNT-1077800

Last Updated October/2024


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