Description
Coated and Braided Polyglactin 910 Sutures USP
(Sterilized Synthetic Absorbable Suture USP)
Suture category: Polyglactin-910 Surgical Suture (Synthetic Absorbable surgical suture USP)
Raw material description: It is a synthetic copolymer processed from the monomers of glycolic acid and lactic acid to give Polyglactin-910 (Synthetic Polymer).
Coating: Calcium Stearate & Poly capro lactone & surface coating material; polaxamer 188
Mode and Duration of absorption: Absorption occurs by slow hydrolysis in the presence of tissue fluids and the low pH of an infection minimally increases the rate of suture absorption, by 15 days it has lost more than 80% of its original strength, by 28 days it retains only 5% of its original strength and it is completely dissolved by 90 to 120 days.
Material Color & its specification: Violet, and D&C Violet (US FDA approved dye).
Features
- Minimal tissue reaction & resists fraying and has excellent handling characteristics.
- Smooth tissue passage, least memory & outstanding pliability.
Indications: General Closure, Ophthalmic, Orthopedics, Obstetrics/Gynecology & Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery.
Sterilization: Ethylene oxide
Packing & availability:
- Dry
- Primary packaging- packed in an Aluminium foil as pouches
Secondary packaging- primary pack is loaded in Medical grade paper & Poly ethylene laminated film.
- U.S.P Sizes available : 5-0 to 2
- Without needle- 150cms
- With needle- Suture lengths from 35cms to 100cms & Needle length from 12mm to 50mm.
- Includes variety of Stainless Steel needles like Round Bodied cutting, reverse cutting, taper cutting, taper point etc. Grade of Stainless Steel -AISI 420.
Packing color: Violet