Overview
NICE no longer plans to develop guidance on Non-invasive skin closure devices for surgical incisions.
Next review: If NICE is notified about this topic again then it will follow the NICE topic prioritisation process.
Non-invasive wound closure devices are single-use technologies used for epidermal skin closure of surgical wounds. These technologies are non-invasive as they use an adhesive at the sides of the wound and then a closure mechanism for holding the edges of the wound together until healing can take place.
- Status:
- Discontinued
- Technology type:
- Device
- Decision:
- Selected
- Reason for decision:
- Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources
- ID number:
- 775
Email enquiries
If you have any queries please email MedTech@nice.org.uk
Timeline
Key events during the development of the guidance:
| Date | Update |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2026 | Discontinued |
| 25 June 2026 | Overview - Note added to the project documents |
| 15 February 2023 | In progress |
| 01 February 2023 | Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected |
| 18 January 2023 | Topic selection |
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