Product Characteristics

Description

Physical material

Co-polymer of glycolic acid and trimethylene carbonate

Construction

Synthetic Monofilament

Absorbable/ Non-absorbable

Absorbable

Coating

None

Colours

• Green
• Undyed

Available size range

USP ‘1’ through to USP ‘7/0’

Tensile strength

• 75% at 14 days
• 65% at 21 days
• 50% at 28 days

Handling

• Excellent handling
• Very little memory

Absorption time

 180 – 190 days

Frequent uses

• General soft tissue
• Ligation