- Absorbable, braided multifilament
- Easy to use
- Completely absorbed after 60 - 90 days
- Excellent tissue support and high flexibility
- Available in different variants
Surgicryl PGA
Surgicryl PGA is an absorbable, braided multifilament with a coating of polycaprolactone and calcium stearate. The surgical suture material provides excellent tissue support, is very strong and easy to handle. Surgicryl PGA is available as a needle-and-thread combination or as a Ligapack without needle in a range of different variants.
Product Details
- Absorbable suture material with a wide range of applications
- Braided multifilament
- Composition: Polyglycolic acid
- Colour: violet/beige - neutral
- Coating: Polycaprolactone and calcium stearate (1%)
- Absorption by hydrolysis
- Completely absorbed after 60 - 90 days
- Approximately 50% of tensile strength remains after 21 days
- Individually sterile packed needle-and-thread combinations
- Available needle types: DS = 3/8-circle, reverse cutting, HR = 1/2-circle, round bodied
- 75cm / 90cm long (only HR 48 5.0)
- Dispenser with 12 Surgicryl PGA needle-and-thread combinations
Advantages
- Excellent tissue support
- Minimal tissue reaction
- Easy to use
- High flexibility
- High tensile strength
- Passes smoothly through tissue
Ordering Information
Variant | Thread length | Quantity |
DS 19, 1.5 (4/0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
DS 19, 2 (3/0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
DS 19, 3 (2/0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
DS 16, 1.5 (4/0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
DS 24, 3.0 (2/0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
DS 24, 3.5 (0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
DS 36, 3.5 (0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
HR 17, 2.0 (3/0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
HR 22, 3,0 (2/0) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
HR 26, 4.0 (1) | 75 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
HR 48, 5.0 (2) | 90 cm | 12 needle-thread combinations |
EP 3, USP 2/0 | 150 cm | 12 Ligapack without needle |
EP 3.5, USP 0 | 150 cm | 12 Ligapack without needle |
Application
Adaptation of soft tissues and/or ligatures in general surgery, visceral surgery, gynaecology, obstetrics, plastic surgery, urology, ophthalmology and orthopaedics. The absorbable suture material Surgicryl PGA is available in a range of thicknesses with different needles. Every needle-thread combination or Ligapack is sterile packed and ready to use.
Product Identification
Manufacturer: SMI
MPN: 11151519
Art. No.: 190575
EAN: 5404020002610
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