In the tradition of keeping it simple, Buxton has introduced the McIntosh suture clamp to do the mundane and maintain order among those loose ends sutures. A hollow tube with slit patterns reminiscing of grill marks on a Texas wiener sits sidesaddle on a towel clamp. Within this tube is a long coil spring.

Meandering loose ties may be slipped into one of ten notches and held by the crossover of coil to slit. End knob adjustment varies spring tension so varying gauge sutures can be accommodated. At surgery’s end, components dissemble into their few parts for simple and through cleaning.

Humerus Areas, Vol. 3, No. 1