Catalogue - SMI Suture - Flipbook - Page 12
Type
Twisted multi昀椀lament with a mono昀椀lament appearance
Composition
Strands of puri昀椀ed collagen taken from the serosal layer of selected
bovines. Origin from BSE-free classi昀椀ed countries.
Coating
None
Colour
Ivory
Tissue reaction Moderate
By phagocytosis. Complete mass absorption in approximately 63 days. Approximately 50%
of tensile strength remain after 7 days. When used in infected tissues or in tissues with increased levels of proteolytic enzymes (stomach, cervix, vagina) it is more quickly absorbed.
Absorption
Natural collagen
Twisted multi昀椀lament with
a mono昀椀lament appearance
Absorbable
Breaks down by phagocytosis
ABSORPTION
0%
0
100%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Weeks
7
14
21
28
35
42
49
56
63
70
77
84
91
Days
TENSILE STRENGTH IN NEWTONS
IN CASSETTES
Metric
USP
Newtons
Metric
USP
Length
Order number
2
4/0
10
2
4/0
100 m
1020
3
3/0
25
3
3/0
100 m
1030
3.5
2/0
30
3.5
2/0
100 m
1035
4
0
43
4
0
100 m
1040
5
1
55
5
1
75 m
1050
6
2
73
6
2
50 m
1060
7
3
96
7
3
50 m
1070
8
4
135
8
4
30 m
1080
9
5
162
9
5
30 m
1090
10
6
199
10
6
30 m
1100
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