Product Characteristics

Description

Physical material

Polybutester fibre

Construction

Synthetic Monofilament

Absorbable/ Non-absorbable

Non-absorbable

Coating

Uncoated

Colours

• Blue
• Undyed

Available size range

USP ‘1’ through to USP 7/0

Tensile strength

Permanent

Handling

• Minimal memory
• Great knot security
• Tighter and smaller knots
• Superior to polypropylene in strength and pliability
• Recovers from stretching due to tissue oedema unlike polypropylenes
• Smooth pull through at removal due to moisture repellent nature

Absorption time

Non-Absorbable

Indications

• Skin closure
• Soft tissue
• Plastic surgery
• General surgery
• Ligation
• Cardiovascular surgery
• Ophthalmic surgery