Product Description:
Surgical Sutures, commonly called stitches,that are used to repair cuts (lacerations). They are also used to close incisions from surgery.
Chromic Catgut: Animal originated suture with twisted filament, absorbable brown color and green color. Tissue reactivity is relatively moderate. Absorbed by enzymatic in approximately 90 days
Plain Catgut: Absorbable, animal originated suture with twisted multifilament, beige color. Tissue reactivity is relatively moderate. Absorbed by enzymatic in approximately 70 days
Silk: Natural, multifilament, braided, non-absorbable, silk suture, color black, white.
Tissue reaction may be moderate
Polyester: Synthetic, non-absorbable, multifilament, braided suture, color green
Because of its non-absorbable synthetic origin, it has a minimun tissue reactivity.
Nylon: Monofilament, synthetic, non-absorbable suture, color black, blue or undyed
Tissue reaction is minimal. Nylon is a non-absorbable material that with time, is encapsulated by connective tissue.
Polypropylene: Synthetic, non-absorbable, monofilament suture, color blue
Tissue reaction is minimal.
Above items are sterilized by GAMMA.Package: Individual aluminum sealed foil