In 1975, Professor Kenya Tsuge of the University of Hiroshima published a technique for repairing flexor tendons using a looped suture attached to a single suture needle. His technique became known as the “Tsuge suture” and forever changed the landscape of Hand Surgery.

 

The TSUGE Looped Suture developed exclusively by Kono Seisakusho has been the trusted choice for tendon repair for nearly 50 years, and is used at more than 1,000 hospitals and clinics in Japan.