Surgical specialty
Sutures for Paediatric Surgery
What paediatric closure asks of a suture material, and the range Dolphin Sutures manufactures.
What this field asks of a material
Paediatric closure is not adult closure at a smaller gauge, though gauge is part of it. Tissue is more delicate and the timescales differ, and a material that will be absorbed removes the need for a removal appointment that is harder to conduct in a child. Fine gauges and absorbable materials therefore feature more heavily than in adult general surgery, and the target patient population is something the instructions for use states explicitly.
What clinicians weigh
- The target patient population stated in the product's instructions for use, which names paediatric use where it applies
- Whether removal can be avoided, which is a practical consideration as much as a clinical one
- Fine gauge, and the handling characteristics that become apparent at those sizes
What we manufacture in this area 9 products
These are the products whose instructions for use name this discipline. Approved indications, contraindications and warnings are stated in the instructions for use supplied with each product, and they vary by market — that document governs, not this page.
Polyglactin 910 Sutures
Petcryl 910 is a braided, coated synthetic absorbable surgical suture made from a copolymer of glycolide and L-lactide. It is designed for soft tissue approximation and ligation, providing predictable hydrolytic absorption and smooth tissue passage.
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Polyglactin 910 Fast Sutures
Petcryl 910 Fast is Dolphin Sutures' fast-absorbing Polyglactin 910 suture, a braided, coated synthetic absorbable device designed for soft tissue approximation and ligation where only short-term wound support is required.
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Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) Sutures
PGA Suture from Dolphin Sutures is a synthetic, braided, coated absorbable suture made from 100% polyglycolic acid, engineered for smooth tissue passage, high tensile-strength retention and predictable hydrolytic absorption in soft-tissue approximation.
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Polypropylene Sutures
Duracare Polypropylene Sutures are synthetic, non-absorbable monofilament sutures that pass smoothly through tissue and provide permanent wound support with minimal tissue reaction, dyed blue for clear identification throughout general and specialty surgical procedures.
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Poliglecaprone 25 Antibacterial Sutures
Mono AB is a sterile, synthetic, monofilament absorbable surgical suture made from a glycolide-caprolactone copolymer and coated with Triclosan, an antimicrobial agent intended to inhibit bacterial colonization of the suture.
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Poliglecaprone 25 Sutures
Petcryl Mono is Dolphin Sutures' Poliglecaprone 25 monofilament synthetic absorbable suture, a copolymer of glycolide and caprolactone offering smooth tissue passage, predictable hydrolytic absorption and low tissue reactivity for soft tissue approximation.
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Chromic Catgut Sutures
Progut Chromic Catgut is a natural, absorbable surgical suture of purified ovine or goat collagen, treated with chromium salts to prolong its absorption profile for general soft-tissue approximation and ligation.
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Polyglactin 910 Antibacterial Sutures
Petcryl Plus is a sterile, coated, braided synthetic absorbable suture made from Polyglactin 910, with an added Triclosan coating intended to inhibit bacterial colonization of the suture during and after placement.
View details → Plain Catgut Sutures
Progut Catgut Plain by Dolphin Sutures is a natural absorbable suture made from intestinal submucosa, offering smooth tissue passage, dependable knot security and enzymatic absorption for general, obstetric, gynaecological and gastro-intestinal closure.
View details →Instructions for use
Nothing on this page is a recommendation for a procedure or a patient. The instructions for use supplied with each product is the controlled document for indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and any absorption or strength-retention data. Where this page and the instructions for use differ, the instructions for use govern.
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