Suture Chart

SUTURE CHARACTERISTICS CHART

BRAND NAME	MATERIAL	ORIGIN	CONSTRUCTION	COATING	COLOUR	AVAILABLE SIZES	STRENGTH RETENTION	ABSORPTION TIME	ABSORPTION PROFILE
Progut	Sheep submucosa	Natural	Monofilament (Virtual)	N/A	Yellowish Tan	3 to 5-0	7-10 days	70 days	Proteolytic enzymatic digestion
Progut	Sheep submucosa	Natural	Monofilament (Virtual)	Chromium Salts	Brown	3 to 5-0	21-28 days	90 days	Proteolytic enzymatic digestion
Petcryl 910	Polyglactin 910	Synthetic	Braided	Calcium Stearate & Polyglycolide-Co-lactide	Violet & Undyed (White)	2 to 4-0	75%-14days 50%-21days 25%-28days	56-70 days	Hydrolysis
Petcryl 910 Fast	Polyglactin 910	Synthetic	Braided	Calcium Stearate & Polyglycolide-Co-lactide	Undyed (White)	1 to 6-0	50% -5 days 0%-14days	42 days	Hydrolysis
Petcryl	Polyglycolic Acid	Synthetic	Braided	Calcium Stearate & Polycaprolactone	Violet & Undyed (White)	2 to 6-0	75%-14days 50%-21days 25%-28days	60-75 days	Hydrolysis
Petcryl Mono	Poliglecaprone 25	Synthetic	Monofilament	N/A	Violet & Undyed (Beige)	2 to 6-0	50%-7days 20%-14days	90-120 days	Hydrolysis
Duracryl	Polydioxanone	Synthetic	Monofilament	N/A	Violet	2 to 6-0	75%-14days 50%-28days 25%-42days	180-210 days	Hydrolysis
Stainless Steel	Stainless Steel 316 LVM	Natural Alloy	Monofilament	N/A	Metallic silver	7 to 1	Indefinite	N/A	N/A
Sutura	Silk	Natural	Braided	Silicone or  wax	Black	2 to 6-0	1-2 years	N/A	N/A
Linex	Polyamide 6 & 6.6	Synthetic	Monofilament	N/A	Black & Blue	2 to 10-0	20% loss per year	N/A	N/A
Procare	Polyester	Synthetic	Braided	Silicone	Green & White	5 to 5-0	Indefinite	N/A	N/A
Duracare	Polypropylene	Synthetic	Monofilament	N/A	Blue	1 to 8-0	Indefinite	N/A	N/A

N/A -Not Applicable

Surgical sutures are classified into various U.S.P. sizes and metric sizes. The following suture sizes chart shows the diameter range for collagen and synthetic sutures.

Suture Sizes Chart