Nonabsorbable sutures

Surgipro™ monofilament suture

<p>Surgipro™ sutures are inert, nonabsorbable, sterile sutures composed of an isotactic, crystalline stereoisomer of polypropylene with polyethylene.</p>

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Indications, Safety, and WarningsContraindictionsNone known.Warnings

As with any foreign body, prolonged contact of any suture with salt solutions may result in calculus formation.

Reuse, reprocessing, and/or resterilization of this device may create the risk of contamination, patient infection, permanent impairment, or life-threatening injury. Do not reuse, reprocess, or resterilize this device. Sterile unless packaging has been opened or damaged. Discard open, unused sutures. Dispose of used instruments in accordance with the end-user’s medical and biological waste disposal requirements. Store at room temperature. Avoid prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures.

Users should be familiar with surgical procedures and techniques involving nonabsorbable sutures before employing Surgipro™ polypropylene sutures for wound closure, as the risk of wound dehiscence may vary with the site of application and the suture material used.

Acceptable surgical practice must be followed with respect to drainage and closure of infected or contaminated wounds.

Precautions

In handling this or any other suture material, care should be taken to avoid damage from handling. Avoid crushing or crimping damage due to application of surgical instruments such as forceps or needle holders.

Adequate knot security requires the accepted surgical technique of flat, square ties, with additional throws as warranted by surgical circumstance and the experience of the surgeon. The use of additional throws may be particularly appropriate when knotting monofilaments.

Features

Surgipro™ polypropylene sutures and Surgipro™ polypropylene sutures with PTFE pledgets elicit a minimal acute inflammatory reaction in tissues, which is followed by gradual encapsulation of the suture and pledget by fibrous connective tissue. Surgipro™ polypropylene sutures and Surgipro™ polypropylene sutures with PTFE pledgets are not absorbed, nor is any significant change in strength retention known to occur in vivo.

Lifetime of these devices can be claimed to be 6-12 months with low dehiscence rate of less than 1% and can support extended healing.

The Surgipro™ sutures with PTFE have:

Improved tensile strength^{†, 1-5}
Resistant to breaking^{†, 1-5}
Resistant to fraying^{†, 1-5}
Improved handling characteristics^{†, 1-5}
Less tissue drag compared to the competition^†,6

Resources

Sutures Wound Closure catalogue, EMEA-WC-2100016-sutures-catalogue-en-emea-4933497

Sutures Wound Closure Catalogue (open in new window)

Find all the order information for the Surgipro™ monofilament suture from page 72 onwards.

CATALOG PDF 14 MB

Surgipro™ monofilament suture

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