Non-Absorbable Surgical Sutures
Sterile non-absorbable sutures: black PRIMA silk, 75 cm, with a triangular needle, SMI needle-free silk, 150 cm, and black polyamide (nylon) thread with an RC triangular needle. Sizes range from USP 5/0 to 2, and the needles have a 1/2 or 3/8 circle curvature and are 16–22 mm long. Sutures cost from 48.30 lei.
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Silk with triangular needle
| Curvature and needle length | USP sizes |
|---|---|
| 1/2 circle, 17 mm | 3/0, 5/0 |
| 1/2 circle, 20 mm | 3/0, 4/0 |
| 1/2 circle, 22 mm | 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 5/0 |
| 3/8 circle, 16 mm | 4/0, 5/0 |
| 3/8 circle, 19 mm | 0, 1, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 5/0 |
Needle-free silk and polyamide
SMI needle-free silk comes as a 150 cm thread in sizes 3/0, 2/0, 0, 1 and 2. The black multifilament polyamide thread comes as 3/0 with a 20 mm 1/2 circle RC needle and as 5/0 with a 16 mm 3/8 circle RC needle, on a 75 cm thread. In the product list you can filter by USP size, needle type and needle length. Absorbable polyglycolic acid sutures are under absorbable sutures.
Frequently asked questions
What color are the silk and polyamide threads?
The PRIMA silk with needle and the polyamide thread are black. For the SMI needle-free silk, the color is not given in the description.
How long is the thread?
Threads with a needle, silk or polyamide, are 75 cm long, while the SMI needle-free silk is 150 cm.