Monofilament Polypropylene Sutures

Technical Details :

Product:"MONOFILAMENT POLYPROPYLENE SUTURES" Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures U.S.P, Monofilament polypropylene Sutures.
Material: Monofilament Polypropylene.
Colour : Blue
Dye Used : CU-Phtalocyanine blue (US FDA approved dye)
Coating: The product does not require any coating & is sold untreated.
Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide
Shelf Life : 5 years

Range:
* U.S.P Sizes available : 8-0 to 2
* With needle-Suture from 75 to 90cms & Needle length from 6 mm to 50mm*
* Includes variety of Stainless Steel needles like Round Bodied, Cutting, Reverse cutting, Taper cutting, Taper point etc. Grade of Stainless Steel -AISI 420.

Packing:
* Wet (Packed in Iso propyl alcohol-IPA)
* Primary packaging- Aluminium foil.
* Secondary packaging-Medical grade paper & Polyester laminated poly film.
* Pack of 12s-400gsm Super chromo board carton.
* Master shipper 100 boxes of 12s (5 ply of 20Kg/cm² burst strength- 54 X 33 X 33cms) weighing approximately 10 Kgs with products.
* Dry packing for Cardiavascular sutures.
* Primary packaging for CV sutures: Tyvek Paper foil and Polyester laminated Poly film

Features:
* Extremely smooth, easy to draw through tissues, does not harbour micro-organisms. Inert material, un wetted by tissue fluids, high tensile strength. Least thrombogenic, suitable for cardiovascular surgery.

Physical Properties :

Metric Size	USP Size	USP Specs.		SIPL Test Readings
		Diameter (mm)	Standard Knot Pull Tensile Strength (Kgs)*	Diameter (mm)	Standard Knot Pull Tensile Strength (Kgs)*
1	5/0	0.100 to 0.149	0.50	0.130 to 0.140	0.62 to 0.95
1.5	4/0	0.150 to 0.199	0.75	0.175 to 0.190	0.96 to 1.3
2	3/0	0.200 to 0.249	1.2	0.225 to 0.240	1.3 to 1.7
3	2/0	0.300 to 0.339	1.8	0.318 to 0.335	2.0 to 2.8
03.5	0	0.350 to 0.399	2.7	0.375 to 0.385	3.0 to 3.8
4	1	0.400 to 0.499	3.4	0.465 to 0.480	4.5 to 5.3
5	2	0.500 to 0.599	4.4	0.550 to 0.576	6.4 to 7.5