Ethicon non-absorbable silk suture, 1/2 circle taper point needle, 75 cm thread

Silk is a natural, non-absorbable braided or virgin twisted suture, easy to knot and particularly easy to handle.

The Perma Hand dewaxing process and True Permanizing treatment make this material easy to handle and knot, and reliable in terms of biocompatibility and non-capillarity. 

SUTURE: TAPER POINT NEEDLE, 1/2 CIRCLE, THREAD 75cm

PACKS: 36 pcs.

TYPE: Natural non-absorbable braided or virgin twisted suture.

COLOUR: black or blue

MATERIAL: Natural protein fibre obtained from the cocoons of farmed Bombyx Mori larvae.

COATING TYPE: None

FEATURES: The Perma Hand dewaxing process and True Permanizing treatment make this suture material not only easy to handle and knot, but also sufficiently reliable in terms of biocompatibility and non-capillarity. These treatments, combined with the special braiding, also ensure excellent gauge uniformity, with resulting benefits for tensile strength and atraumatic passage through tissue.

RESIDUAL TENSILE STRENGTH: Although silk is a non-absorbable material, the progressive in vivo degradation of its protein fibres leads to a gradual loss of tensile strength over time, reaching zero between three and six months after implantation.

MASS ABSORPTION: Usually no trace remains after about 2 years.

STERILISATION METHOD: Cobalt (gamma rays).

GAUGES: E. P. 0.3 to 6; U. S. P. 9-0 to 3

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