Progut is the brand name of catgut sutures manufactured by Dolphin Sutures. Catgut suture a natural absorbable suture and is obtained by longitudinally slitting the intestinal submucosa of sheep and goat, twisting the ribbons and joining them in wet condition giving monofilament finish.
Catgut plain sutures are absorbed by enzymatic hydrolysis and starts loosing tensile strength from 12-15 days on implantation. Catgut plain sutures are absorbed extremely fast and elicit very minimal tissue reaction.
Catgut plain sutures are available in undyed (ivory colour) form. Sterilized by sterilizing fluid containing EO.