Suture Selection Guide

ABSORBABLE SUTURES 

CP Medical’s line of absorbable sutures include collagen-based natural products as well as synthetics:

  • Collagen-based absorbable sutures include Plain Gut and Chromic Gut, packaged in a formulated solution of isopropanol, water and triethanolamine.
  • CP Medical’s line of synthetic absorbable sutures include the best-selling braided Visorb® and Visorb Quick® as well as the monofilament sutures Mono-Dox® Polydioxanone and Monoswift® PGCL.

 

NON-ABSORBABLE SUTURES 

CP Medical’s line of non-absorbable suture is comprised of surgical steel as well as synthetic non-absorbable sutures such as polypropylene, polyester, silk and nylon materials.  CP Medical produces the popular and unique Fluorofil® fluorescent sutures for use in veterinary surgical applications.  The branded UHMWPE, a polyblend braided non-absorbable suture, is 15 times stronger than steel on a weighted basis.

 

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