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2. 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 .

3. 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 ...

4. Surgical stainless steel - Wikipedia

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   Surgical stainless steel is a grade of stainless steel used in biomedical applications. The most common "surgical steels" are austenitic SAE 316 stainless and martensitic SAE 440, SAE 420, and 17-4 stainless steels. [1]

5. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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   Misinterpretation of the word kit as referring to a young cat may have led to the use of the term catgut. Perhaps another possible explanation of the name is the combination of the words cattle and gut. B Braun Medical AG, a German manufacturer, first industrialized catgut suture; Catgut is a brand registered of the company.

6. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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   There are many different surgical specialties, some of which require very specific kinds of surgical instruments to perform.. General surgery is a specialty focused on the abdominal contents, as well as the thyroid gland, and diseases involving skin, breasts, various soft tissues, trauma, peripheral vascular disease, hernias, and endoscopic procedures.

7. Surgical instrument - Wikipedia

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   A surgical instrument is a medical device for performing specific actions or carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access for viewing it. [1] Over time, many different kinds of surgical instruments and tools have been invented.