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• Comparable Ethicon™Material * Comparable Syneture™Material
Absorbable
Material Material Description BSR Profile Mass Absorption
GUT
Twisted
• Plain & Chromic
• Packaged Dry or in Wetting Solution
Common uses: General Closure, OB/Gyn,
Urology, Bowel Anastomosis
In vivo strength retention:
Varies
Varies depending
upon type of suture
(plain vs. chromic)
and site of placement
POLYSYN FA
™
(glycolic Acid)
Braided
• Undyed (clear) • Coated
Common uses: General Closure,
OB/Gyn, Urology
In vivo strength retention:
48% at 7 days
0% at 14 days
Essentially complete
between 49 and
63 days
MONODERM™
(glycolic Acid and e-caprolactone)
Monofilament
• Undyed (clear)
• Dyed (violet)
Common uses: Skin Closure, OB/Gyn,
Urology, Gastrointestinal
In vivo strength retention:
42% to 76% at 7 days
36% to 52% at 14 days
Essentially complete
by 90 days
POLYSYN™
(glycolic Acid)
Braided
• Undyed (clear)
• Dyed (violet)
Monofilament
• Undyed (clear)
• Dyed (violet)
• Coated & Uncoated
Common uses: Skin Closure, OB/Gyn,
Urology, Gastrointestinal
In vivo strength retention:
50% at 14 days
20% at 21 days
Essentially complete
between 50 and
90 days
PDO
(polydioxanone)
• PDS™ II * Maxon™
Monofilament
• Dyed (violet)
Common uses: Plastic Surgery,
Orthopaedic, OB/Gyn, Gastrointestinal
In vivo strength retention:
80% to 90% at 14 days
60% to 82% at 28 days
47% to 79% at 42 days
Essentially complete
between 180 and
220 days
• VICRYL RAPIDE™ * Velosorb™ Fast
• Surgical Gut Suture - Plain/Chromic
* Plain Gut/Chromic Gut
• MONOCRYL™ * Caprosyn™/Biosyn™
• VICRYL™ * Polysorb™/ Dexon™
A Guide To Surgical Sutures
Material Material Description Qualities
SILK
Braided
• Undyed (white)
• Dyed (black)
• Coated
Common uses: General & Skin Closure, Gastrointestinal,
Cardiovascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology
• Excellent handling
and tying characteristics
NYLON™
Monofilament
• Undyed (clear)
• Dyed (blue) (black)
• Packaged dry or in wetting solution
Common uses: General & Skin Closure, Plastic Surgery,
Ophthalmology, Microsurgery, Cardiovascular Surgery,
Gastrointestinal
• Passes easily through tissue
POLYPROPYLENE
Monofilament
• Undyed (clear)
• Dyed (blue)
Common uses: General & Skin Closure, Neurosurgery,
Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Microsurgery,
Cardiovascular Surgery
• Inert
• Easy to handle
• Passes easily through tissue
POLYVIOLENE™ (UNCOATED)
(poly (ethylene-terephthatate)
Braided
• Undyed (white)
• Dyed (green)
• Uncoated
Common uses: General & Skin Closure, Plastic Surgery,
Ophthalmology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Neurological
Procedures
• Smooth
• Easy to handle
• Good knot security
• PERMA-HAND™ Silk * SofSilk™
• ETHILON™ * Monosof™/Dermalon™
• PROLENE™ * Surgipro™/Surgipro™II
• MERSILENE™ * Surgidac™
Non-Absorbable
• Comparable Ethicon™Material * Comparable Syneture™ Material
Sharpoint™ PLUS sutures are available in a variety of
absorbable and non-abso rbable materials for use in a
wide variety of surgical ap plications.