Polyglycolic Acid

Description

This absorbable, sterile, and synthetic surgical suture is a copolymer made of 90% glycolide and 10% L-lactide. Additionally, the suture is composed of a copolymer of lactide and glycolide (polyglactin 910), coated equally with polyglactin 370 and calcium stearate. Furthermore, this polyglycolic acid antibacterial suture contains the antibacterial agent triclosan, providing protection against suture bacterial colonization. In vivo studies have shown that antibacterial polyglycolic sutures have an inhibition zone effective against the pathogens most commonly responsible for surgical site infections (SSI), such as Staphylococcus Aurous, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aurous (MRSA), Staphylococcus Epidermis, and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Epidermis (MRSE). Similarly, in vivo tests conducted by surgeons have demonstrated the same excellence in performance and handling. Polyglycolic acid sutures are designed for use in the general approximation and/or ligature of soft tissues that require medium support, except for ophthalmic, cardiovascular, and neurological tissues. Common uses include general closure, intestinal surgery, orthopedic, and plastic surgery. Additionally, antibacterial polyglycolic sutures retain approximately 79% of the original tensile strength after two weeks post-implantation. At three weeks, approximately 57% of the original strength is retained. After four weeks, approximately 33% of the original strength is retained. Finally, all of the original tensile strength is lost after five weeks post-implantation. Furthermore, the absorption of the antibacterial polyglycolic suture is minimal at 40 days and essentially complete between 56 and 70 days.

Other Features

• Color: violet
• Thread size: from 8/0 to 2 USP
• Ethylene oxide sterilization
• Available in boxes of 12 or 36 unitsa

Recommended Procedures

• Short-term sutures for skin and mucous membranes
• Skin
• Frenulum breve (Frenulum breve is a condition involving the male foreskin)
• Ligatures
• Other surgeon considerations

Tensile Strength Retention