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Coated VICRYL* (Polyglactin 910) Suture

General Information

  • Absorbable, synthetic, braided suture
  • Smooth passage through tissue
  • Ease of knot tying and knot security on the first throw
  • Virtually no package memory



Frequent Uses

  • General tissue/muscle approximation
  • Ligatures
  • Reproductive tract
  • Ophthalmic
  • Orthopedic (2nd choice)

 

Tensile Strength Retention Profile




CHART SUMMARY
75% 2 weeks
50% 3 weeks
25% 4 weeks

Absorbed in 56-70 days

 

Needles

Needle Needle
Reference
3 2 1 0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0

No Needle
No J618H
BX36/54in
Violet
J615H
BX36/54in
Violet
Reel J207G
BX12/54in
Violet
J206G
BX12/54in
Violet
Reverse Cutting
C-3 J385H
BX36/18in
Violet
CCS-1 J808T
BX24/27in
Undyed
col
CP J195H
BX36/27in
Undyed
CP-1 J468H
BX36/27in
Violet
J467H
BX36/27in
Violet
J466H
BX36/27in
Violet
J471H
BX36/36in
Violet
FS-1 J453H
BX36/27in
Violet
J452H
BX36/27in
Violet
J451H
BX36/27in
Violet
FS-1 J443H
BX36/27in
Undyed
FS-2 J398H
BX36/27in
Violet
J397H
BX36/27in
Violet
J421H
BX36/27in
Undyed
FS-2 J393H
BX36/18in
Violet
FS-2 J423H
BX36/27in
Undyed
FSL J587H
BX36/27in
Violet
J586H
BX36/27in
Violet
X-1 J461H
BX36/27in
Violet
J460H
BX36/27in
Violet
MICROPOINT*-Reverse Cutting
TG140-8 J548
BX12/12in
Violet
Precision Point-Reverse Cutting
P-1 J489G
BX12/18in
Violet
P-3 J463G
BX12/18in
Violet
S(MP)
TG140-8 J546G
BX12/18in
Violet
Taper Point
CT-1 J341H
BX36/27in
Violet
J346H
BX36/36in
Violet
J345H
BX36/36in
Violet
J344H
BX36/36in
Violet
CT-1 J340H
BX36/27in
Violet
J339H
BX36/27in
Violet
J338H
BX36/27in
Violet
CT-2 J334H
BX36/27in
Violet
J333H
BX36/27in
Violet
J332H
BX36/27in
Violet
CT-3 J328H
BX36/27in
Violet
J327H
BX36/27in
Violet
RB-1 J303H
BX36/27in
Violet
SH J317H
BX36/27in
Violet
J316H
BX36/27in
Violet
SH-1 J311H
BX36/27in
Violet
J310H
BX36/27in
Violet
TP-1 J880T
BX24/54in
Undyed