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  2. Suture materials comparison chart - Wikipedia

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    A synthetic adsorbable suture material. Braided synthetic adsorbable multifilament made of polyglycolic acid and coated with N-laurin and L-lysine, which render the thread extremely smooth, soft and knot safe. A synthetic adsorbable suture material. Monofilament synthetic absorbable suture, prepared from the polyester, poly (p-dioxanone ...

  3. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material ...

  4. Category:Surgical suture material - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Surgical suture material". The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Surgical suture.

  5. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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    Catgut Chrome (B Braun) suture is a variant treated with chromic acid salts. This treatment produces roughly twice the stitch-holding time of plain catgut, but greater tissue inflammation occurs. Full tensile strength is extended to 18–21 days. It is brown rather than straw-colored, and has improved smoothness due to the dry presentation of ...

  6. Monocryl - Wikipedia

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    Monocryl. Monocryl is a synthetic, absorbable suture manufactured in Cornelia, Georgia, USA, and trademarked by Ethicon. It is composed of poliglecaprone 25, which is a copolymer of glycolide and epsilon- caprolactone. [1] It comes both dyed (violet) and undyed (clear) and is an absorbable monofilament suture.

  7. Birmingham gauge - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, the Birmingham gauge specifies the outside diameter of hypodermic needles, catheters, cannulae and suture wires. It was originally developed in early 19th-century England for use in wire manufacture, and began appearing in a medical setting in the early 20th century. Another common needle gauge system is the French catheter scale.

  8. Vicryl - Wikipedia

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    Vicryl (polyglactin 910) is an absorbable, synthetic, usually braided suture, manufactured by Ethicon Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. A monofilament version is also made for use in ophthalmic practice. It is indicated for soft tissue approximation and ligation. The suture holds its tensile strength for approximately two to three ...

  9. Catgut - Wikipedia

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    A coil of catgut cello string. Catgut (also known as gut) is a type of cord [1] that is prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal intestines. [2] Catgut makers usually use sheep or goat intestines, but occasionally use the intestines of cattle, [3] hogs, horses, mules, or donkeys. [4] Despite the name, catgut is not made from ...

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