1. Randomized Study of a New Noninvasive Skin Closure Device for Use After Congenital Heart Operations 
Yuki Tanaka, MD, Takashi Miyamoto, MD, PhD, Yuji Naito, MD, PhD, Shuichi Yoshitake, MD, Akihiro Sasahara, MD, Kagami Miyaji, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 102, Issue 4, Pages (October 2016)
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2. Fig 1
Enrollment and randomization. Zip, ZipLine Medical, Campbell, CA. (DSC = delayed sternal closure.)
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3. Fig 2
Zip surgical skin closure device (ZipLine Medical, Campbell, CA) used to close surgical wounds in the Zip group. There are two device sizes, Zip 16 (length, 16 cm) and Zip 8 (length, 8 cm).
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4. Fig 3
Photographs of (A) suture and (B) Zip surgical skin closure (ZipLine Medical, Campbell, CA) show the cosmetic appearance 3 months after the cardiac operation.
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5. Fig 4
Wound closure times. Closure times in the Zip (ZipLine Medical, Campbell, CA) group (red box) were significantly shorter compared with the suture group (blue box; p < 0.001). The horizontal line in the middle of each box indicates the median; the top and bottom borders of the box mark the 75th and 25th percentiles, respectively, and the whiskers mark the 95% confidence intervals.
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