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About surgical sutures:
  • The surgical suture is used for stitching together skin deformations, open wounds, organs and blood vessels.
  • The surgical sutures are classified into two categories –
    1. Absorbable suture - These get dissolved in the body and do not require removal
    2. Non-absorbable suture - These are sterilized sutures which need to be removed after a specified time
  • The type of suture used depends upon the location of the required surgical intervention.
Product characteristics:
  • The type of suture used varies based on the area of application and type of medical intervention. They could be either monofilament, multifilament or braided.
  • Generally, absorbable sutures are used for sewing internal body organs, while non-absorbable sutures are used for external injuries. However, absorbable sutures are used in case of external injuries as well.
  • The general characteristics of sutures are given below:
    1. Sterilized (non-toxic)
    2. Hypoallergenic
    3. High tensile strength
    4. High knot security
    5. Flexible and smooth passage through tissues
    6. Good pliability
    7. Minimum tissue reaction
Raw-materials for surgical suture:
  • The surgical sutures are 100% technical textile except for the needle portion.
  • The main raw material used for surgical suture contains bovine intestine tissues, PGA, monofilament nylon, monofilament polyethylene and silk, collagen.
  • The raw material for sutures ranges from bovine intestine tissues to Poly glycolic acid (PGA), collagen, mono filament polyester / polypropylene and multifilament nylon / polypropylene / polyamide.
Technology used:
    1. Braiding
    2. Weaving (generally woven tapes)

 

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