Needles & Threads

For stitching internal organs, muscle layers, blood vessels, subcutaneous fat, and other tissue layers that cannot be easily reached for traditional suturing, absorbable suture material is used.

This material is broken down by the body through hydrolysis depending on the individual resorption and dissolution time, requiring no further treatment as long as no complications occur. The Catgut Chrome Needle-Suture Combination, on the other hand, is degraded by proteolytic enzymes. It can be used in general surgery, soft tissue adaptation, and ligatures.

The veterinary suture Petcryl® PGA is an absorbable, braided multifilament including a cutting 3/8 needle. Its coating ensures smooth passage and minimal tissue reaction. The suture material also offers excellent flexibility, tensile strength, and optimal holding power.

In veterinary medicine, non-absorbable sutures are used not only for closing easily accessible skin wounds but also for securing venous catheters.

This has the advantage that animals are unable, or only with difficulty, to remove the venous access themselves by chewing or rubbing. The suture material must be removed once the wound has sufficiently healed. The timing for suture removal depends on the extent and size of the injury as well as the individual stage of the healing process.

The SMI Polyester Suture Material, for example, is a non-absorbable, braided multifilament suitable for use in cardiovascular surgery, general surgery, and orthopedics. Both absorbable and non-absorbable sutures can be purchased individually pre-sterilized or as spool material.