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

chromic catgut

  • Plain Catgut: Absorbable, animal originated suture with twisted multifilament, beige color. Tissue reactivity is relatively moderate. Absorbed by enzymatic in approximately 70 days

plain catgut absorbable

  • Silk: Natural, multifilament, braided, non-absorbable, silk suture, color black, white. Tissue reaction may be moderate

silk braided black

  • Polyester: Synthetic, non-absorbable, multifilament, braided suture, color green, Because of its non-absorbable synthetic origin, it has a minimum tissue reactivity.

polyester braided green

  • 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.

nylon sutures

  • Polypropylene: Synthetic, non-absorbable, monofilament suture, color blue, Tissue reaction is minimal.

polypropylene monofilament sutures

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

polyglycolic acid sutures violet

Suture Material Type

Needle Shape of Surgical Suture

needle shape for surgical sutures

Needle Type of Surgical Sutures

needle shapes

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

  • Country Origin: China

  • Brand Name: VIOMED or OEM

  • Certification: CE, ISO, FDA

  • Payment: TT or L/C