Polyester Sutures

Technical Details :

Product: "POLYESTER SUTURES" Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture U.S.P, Braided & Coated Polyester Sutures.
Material: Pre- stabilized polyethylene terphthalate.
Colour : Green and White
Dye Used : D & C Green CI 61565 (USFDA Approved)
Coating: Coated with polybutylate / Wax / silicone
Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide
Shelf Life : 5 years

Range:
* USP Sizes available : 6/0 - 5.
* With needle-Suture lengths from 45cms to 75cms & Needle length from 12mm 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:
* Dry.
* Primary packaging- Aluminium foil.
* Secondary packaging-Medical grade paper & Polyester laminated polyfilm.
* Pack of 12s- 400gms Super chromo board.
* Master shipper 100 boxes of 12s ( 5 ply of 20Kg/cm² burst strength-54X33X33cms) weighing approximately 10 Kgs with products.
* Trubond Plus Cardio vascular sutures are packed in printed folders, sealed with Tyvek Paper and Polyester laminated Poly film

Features:
* Excellent strength & handling properties. Coloured bright green for improved visibility. Flexible, elongates to support for optimum knotting. Coated for smooth tissue passage & does not soak up in body fluids. Material yields to extended approximation & has no tissue reaction.

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	0.6 to 0.7
1.5	4/0	0.150 to 0.199	0.75	0.170 to 0.180	1.0 to 1.3
2	3/0	0.200 to 0.249	1.2	0.225 to 0.240	1.4 to 1.6
3	2/0	0.300 to 0.339	1.8	0.320 to 0.330	2.4 to 2.7
3.5	0	0.350 to 0.399	2.7	0.375 to 0.385	3.3 to 3.6
4	1	0.400 to 0.499	3.4	0.465 to 0.480	5.3 to 5.8
5	2	0.500 to 0.599	4.4	0.530 to 0.550	7.0 to 7.4
6	3 & 4	0.600 to 0.699	6.1	0.660 to 0.680	8.5 to 9.5
7	5	0.700 to 0.799	7.7	0.730 to 0.750	10.0 to 11.0