Suture series
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POINT TYPE

SYMBOL

    TAPER POINT
    BLUNT TAPER POINT
    CUTTING EDGE
    REVERES CUTTING EDGE
    TAPERCUT
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MICRO-POINT SPATULA CUTTING

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END TYPE

ROLLED-END
DRILLED-END
REGULAR EYE
SPRING EYE
SPRING DOUBLE EYE

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SHAPES

The choice of needle shape is frequently governed by the accessibility of the tissue to be sutured, and normally the more confined the operative site the greater the curvature required. The basic shapes involved are:straight,1/4 circle,3/8 circle or curved,1/2 circle,5/8 circle, half curved, J Needle and compound curve.


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SUTURE MATERIALS

1.CHROMIC (Catgut) 2.PLAIN (Catgut) 3.NYLON
(Monofilament)
4.POLYPROPYLENE
(Monofilament)
5.SURGICAL STAINLESS
STEEL WIRE
(Monofilament)
6.SILK (Braided) 7.POLYESTER (Braided) 8.POLYGL YCOLIC ACID

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METRIC Ïß¾¶
mm
CATGUT
(USP)
SILK
(USP)
NYLON
(USP)
POLYESTER
(USP)
O.1 0.010-0.019 ¡¡ ¡¡ 11/0 ¡¡
0.2 0.020-0.029 ¡¡ ¡¡ 10/0 ¡¡
0.3 0.030-0.039 ¡¡ ¡¡ 9/0 ¡¡
0.4 0.040-0.049 ¡¡ 8/0 8/0 ¡¡
0.5 0.050-0.069 ¡¡ 7/0 7/0 ¡¡
0.7 0.070-0.099 ¡¡ 6/0 6/0 6/0
1 0.100-0.149 6/0 5/0 5/0 5/0
1.5 0.150-0.199 5/0 4/0 4/0 4/0
2 0.200-0.244 4/0 3/0 3/0 3/0
3 0.300-0.349 3/0 2/0 2/0 2/0
3.5 0.350-0.399 2/0 0 0 0
4 0.400-0.499 0 1 1 1
5 0.500-0.599 1 2 2 2
6 0.600-0.699 2 3 3 ¡¡
7 0.700-0.799 3 4 4 ¡¡
8 0.800-0.899 4 5 5 ¡¡
9 0.900-0.999 5 6 ¡¡ ¡¡


Spring double eyes needle

  
Veterinary suture
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