Surgical Sutures | Item# SN001
Brief Introduction
- 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 minimum 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.
- PGA: Synthetic, absorbable, mutifilament braided suture, in a violet color or undyed, The tissue reactivity in microscope form is minimal. Absorption occurs through progressive hydrolytic action, completed between 60 or 90 days.
Be sterilized by EO.
Package: Individual aluminum sealed foil
Suture Material Type
Needle Shape of Surgical Suture
Needle Type of Surgical Sutures
Specification of Surgical Sutures
Metric | Thread Diameter (mm) | Catgut | Silk | Nylon | Polyester |
USP | USP | USP | USP | ||
0.1 | 0.010-0.019 | 11/0 | |||
0.2 | 0.020-0.029 | 10/0 | |||
0.3 | 0.030-0.039 | 9/0 | |||
0.4 | 0.040-0.049 | 8/0 | 8/0 | ||
0.5 | 0.050-0.069 | 7/0 | 7/0 | ||
0.7 | 0.070-0.099 | 6/0 | 6/0 | 6/0 | |
1 | 0.100-0.149 | 6/0 | 5/0 | 5/0 | 5/0 |
1.5 | 0.150-0.199 | 5/0 | 4/0 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
2 | 0.200-0.244 | 4/0 | 3/0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
3 | 0.300-0.349 | 3/0 | 2/0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
3.5 | 0.350-0.399 | 2/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 0.400-0.499 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
5 | 0.500-0.599 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
6 | 0.600-0.699 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
7 | 0.700-0.799 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
8 | 0.800-0.899 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
9 | 0.900-0.999 | 5 | 6 |