Sutures Portfolio Overview Non-Absorbable Sutures Optilene™ Premilene® PremiCron® Dafilon® Trelon™ Dagrofil™ Silkam® Steelex® Absorption Type Structure Non-Absorbable Monofilament Non-Absorbable Monofilament Non-Absorbable Braided Non-Absorbable Monofilament Non-Absorbable Braided Non-Absorbable Braided Non-Absorbable Braided Color Blue Blue Green, White Black Green, white Black, white Chemical Composition Coating Polypropylene and Polypropylene Polyethylene Uncoated Uncoated Polyester Blue, Undyed Black Polyamide (nylon) Non-Absorbable Monofilament, Twisted* Metallic Polyamide (nylon) Polyester Natural Silk Stainless Steel Silicone Uncoated Silicone Uncoated Wax and Silicone Origin Sizes Mass Absorption Tensile Strength Retention Ethicon Synthetic Synthetic Synthetic USP 10/0 to USP 0 USP 10/0 to USP 2 USP 6/0 to USP 5 Synthetic Synthetic USP 11/0 to USP 2 USP 6/0 to USP 1 Synthetic USP 6/0 to USP 3 Natural USP 8/0 to USP 6 Uncoated or Polyethylene* Metal USP 5/0 to USP 7* Ethibond Excel® 1 Ethilon® 1 Nurolon® 1 Mersilene® 1 Ti-Cron® 1 Monosof ® 1 Dermalon® 1 Surgilon® 1 Surgidac® 1 Perma-Hand® 1 Silk Stainless Steel Mersilk™ Sofsilk® 1 Steel Covidien Prolene® 1 Pronova® 1 Surgipro® 1 Surgipro® II Prolene® 1 Pronova® 1 Surgipro® 1 Surgipro® 1 II *Steelex® Electrode Set; available in USP 3/0 to USP 0 1 Trademarks of Johnson & Johnson Corporation, Ethicon or Covidien Sutures Portfolio Overview Absorbable Sutures Monosyn® MonoPlus® Safil® Quick Safil® Novosyn® 1 Softcat® Plain Softcat® Chrom Mid Term Absorbable Monofilament Violet, Undyed Glyconate Long Term Absorbable Monofilament Violet Polydioxanone Short Term Absorbable Braided Undyed Polyglycolic acid Mid Term Absorbable Braided Violet, Undyed Polyglycolic acid Mid Term Absorbable Braided Violet, Undyed Poly(glycolide-col-lactid 90/10) Short Term Absorbable Twisted Beige (Undyed) Purified Collagen Coating Uncoated Uncoated Glyconate Uncoated Origin Sizes Mass Absorption Synthetic USP 5/0 to USP 1 After 60-90 Days Synthetic USP 7/0 to USP 2 After 42 Days Natural USP 6/0 to USP 4 After 70 Days Natural USP 6/0 to USP 4 After 90 Days Tensile Strength Retention 1 Day 100 % 14 Days 50 % 21 Days 20 % 1 Day 100 % 5 Days 50 % 10-14 Days 0 % 1 Day 100 % 14 Days 60-70 % 21 Days 24-42 % 1 Day 100 % 14 Days 56-75 % 21 Days 35-52 % 28 Days 23 % 1 Day 100 % 7 Days 50 % 1 Day 100 % 14 Days 50 % Ethicon Covidien Monocryl® 2 Biosyn® 2 Synthetic USP 7/0 to USP 2 After 180-210 Days 1 Day 100 % 14 Days 90 % 28 Days 50 %* 35 Days 50 %‡ * ≤ USP 4/0 ‡ ≥ USP 3/0 PDS® 2 II Maxon® 2 Poly(glycolide-col-lactid 35 / 65) + * USP 10/0 and 9/0 Calcium Stearate Synthetic Synthetic USP 10/0 to USP 2 USP 8/0 to USP 2 After 60-90 Days After 56-70 Days Mid Term Absorbable Twisted Brown (Undyed) Purified Collagen Treated with Chromium Salt Uncoated Vicryl Rapide™ 2 Velosorb® 2 Vicryl® 2 Polysorb® 2 Dexon® 2 Vicryl® 2 Polysorb® 2 Dexon® 2 Plain Gut Plain Gut Chromic Gut Chromic Gut Absorption Type Structure Color Chemical Composition 1 2 Glyconate or Uncoated* Degradation profile will vary by USP. Please see IFU at www.aesculapusa.com for further information. Trademarks of Johnson & Johnson Corporation, Ethicon or Covidien Aesculap, Inc. | 3773 Corporate Parkway | Center Valley, PA | 18034 Phone 800-282-9000 | Fax 610-791-6886 | www.aesculapusa.com Aesculap, Inc. - a B. Braun company All rights reserved. Technical alterations are possible. This leaflet may be used for no other purposes than offering, buying and selling of our products. No part may be copied or reproduced in any form. In the case of misuse we retain the rights to recall our catalogs and price lists and to take legal actions. ©2014 AESCULAP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE USA. Aesculap is an equal opportunity employer DOC1222 2M 12/14
© Copyright 2024 ExpyDoc
