Clinical viability of novel safety-engineered sharps device in wound closure for foot and ankle surgery

Unsafe injections are a major burden of death and disability among healthcare workers. This study aimed to determine if Operative Armour, a device that reduces the passage of exposed needles, is an effective tool to reduce wound closure time. Orthopaedic foot and ankle fellows performed surgical wound closure of cadaveric specimens. Group A had a traditional suture passing technique involving a technologist, while Group B had Operative Armour without the presence of a technologist. Average number of suture passes for anterior incisions was greater in Group A (52+8.9) than Group B (5.3+0.7), p