Surgical Specialties Corporation, under the brand names Sharpoint™ and LOOK™, offers an expanding line of wound closure products for tissue approximation and ligation. Some of focus markets include: ophthalmic surgery, micro-surgical surgery, micro-urological surgery and office based surgery. These products are offered in a variety of absorbable and non-absorbable suture materials, possessing superior sharpness, penetration, and strength characteristics. On January 24, 2007, the company, now under the Angiotech name, launched the next generation in wound closure with the Quill™ SRS (Self-Retaining System). The Quill™ SRS uses a patented barb design that eliminates the need for knots. For more information, click here.