PGA (Polyglycolic Acid) Suture 4-0, 30", Undyed, Braided, FS2 (C6), 12PK

This PGA Suture is undyed and colorless.

Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) suture is a coated, braided synthetic absorbable suture, composed of the homopolymer of glycolic acid and coated with polycaprolactone and calcium stearate. Implantation studies indicate that PGA retains approximately 84 % of its original tensile strength at two weeks post implantation, with approximately 51% remaining at three weeks. Absorption of PGA absorbable synthetic suture is essentially complete between 60 and 90 days.

Characteristics of Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) sutures

Polyglycolic Acid suture is a synthetic, absorbable, sterile, surgical suture composed of 100% glycolide. PGA sutures facilitate: - Easy tissue passage - Precise knot placement - Smooth tie down - Greater tensile strength - A decreased tendency to irritate tissue

• Clinical trials have shown that after two weeks, approximately 84% of PGA initial strength remained. At four weeks, approximately 23% of DemeTech’s PGA linear tensile strength remained.
• Lower tissue reaction than gut sutures with no risk of toxicity. Polyglycolic Acid Suture has been found to be nonantigenic and elicit only mild tissue reactivity during the absorption process.
• Initial strength comparable to that of Nylon and Chromic Gut
• Synthetic suture absorbing at a moderate rate
• Needle coated to allow for easier passage through tissues with only minimal drag.
• Predictable absorption profile
• Thread type: Braided
• Color: Colorless
• Strength duration: 28 days
• Absorb duration: 60 days

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