Coated VICRYL Rapide Suture typically falls off 7-10 days post-operative or can be wiped off subsequently with sterile gauze. Normally the removal of the suture is not required.
Features
• Braided - For easy handling and secure knot tying • Coated - For smooth passage through tissue and easy knot tie down • Synthetic - For minimal tissue reaction • Absorbable - Rapid absorption complete by 42 days. Always predictable and reliable • Tensile strength - Approximately 50% of the original strength remaining after 5 days • Always predictable and reliable • All of the original tensile strength is lost by approximately 10-14 days post implantation • Colour - Violet or undyed. Please call if not listed • Range - Gauze sizes 8-0 to 1 (U.S.P.). Please call if not listed
Coated VICRYL Rapide Suture typically falls off 7-10 days post-operative or can be wiped off subsequently with sterile gauze. Normally the removal of the suture is not required.
Features
• Braided - For easy handling and secure knot tying • Coated - For smooth passage through tissue and easy knot tie down • Synthetic - For minimal tissue reaction • Absorbable - Rapid absorption complete by 42 days. Always predictable and reliable • Tensile strength - Approximately 50% of the original strength remaining after 5 days • Always predictable and reliable • All of the original tensile strength is lost by approximately 10-14 days post implantation • Colour - Violet or undyed. Please call if not listed • Range - Gauze sizes 8-0 to 1 (U.S.P.). Please call if not listed
