Covidien Family of Wound Closure Products

Velosorb™ Suture Polysorb™ Suture Caprosyn™ Suture Biosyn™ Suture Maxon™ Suture V-Loc™ 90 Device V-Loc™ 180 Device Sofsilk™ Suture
Structure Braided Braided Monofilament Monofilament Monofilament Barbed Monofilament Barbed Monofilament Structure Natural

Suture Type Short-Term Absorbable Mid-Term Absorbable Short-Term Absorbable Mid-Term Absorbable Long-Term Absorbable Mid-Term Absorbable Long-Term Absorbable Suture Type Non-Absorbable

Composition Synthetic polyester LACTOMER™ 9-1 POLYGLYTONE™ 6211 GLYCOMER™ 631 Glycolide, POLYGYCONATE GLYCOMER™ 631 POLYGYCONATE Composition Silk
comprised of glycolide Glycolide and Lactide Glycolide, Caprolactone, Trimethylene Carbonate Copolymer of glycolic Glycolide, dioxanone and Copolymer of glycolic
and lactide Trimethylene Carbonate, and Dioxanone acid and trimethylene trimethylene carbonate acid and trimethylene

(NON-ABSORBABLE)
and Lactide carbonate carbonate
ABSORBABLE

Coating Glycolide and lactide Glycolide, Caprolactone Uncoated Uncoated Uncoated Uncoated Uncoated Coating Silicone/Wax

NATURAL
copolymer and calcium and Calcium Stearoyl
stearate Lactylate
Color of Violet Violet Violet Violet Green Violet Green Color of Black
Material Undyed Undyed Undyed Undyed Clear Undyed Clear Material White

Tensile Strength 7 days 3 Weeks 10 Days 3 Weeks 6 Weeks 2 Weeks 3 Weeks Tensile Strength Gradual Loss
Retention In-Vivo Retention In-Vivo Over Time

Absorption Profile 40-50 Days 56–70 Days 56 Days 90–110 Days 180 Days 90-110 days 180 Days Absorption Profile Permanent

Sizes Sizes 6-0 to 1 Sizes 8-0 to 2 Sizes 6-0 to 1 Sizes 6-0 to 1 Sizes 7-0 to 1 Sizes 4-0 to 2-0 Sizes 3-0 to 0 Sizes Sizes 5-0
and 2-0 through 8-0

Needles Surgalloy™, Surgalloy™, Surgalloy™, Surgalloy™, Surgalloy™ Surgalloy™ Surgalloy™ Needles Surgalloy™,
Optivis™ DermaX™, DermaX™, DermaX™, DermaX™ DermaX™
ProtectPoint™ ProtectPoint™ ProtectPoint™ ProtectPoint™

Surgipro™ and Ti-Cron™ / Surgidac™ Monosof™/ Dermalon™ Flexon™ Temporary

Vascufil™ Suture Surgilon™ Suture Novafil™ Suture Steel Suture V-Loc™ PBT Device
Surgipro™ II Suture Suture Suture Cardiac Pacing Lead
Structure Monofilament Monofilament Braided Monofilament Braided Monofilament Multifilament Monofilament Barbed Monofilament

Suture Type Non-Absorbable Non-Absorbable Non-Absorbable Non-Absorbable Non-Absorbable Non-Absorbable Non-Absorbable Non-Absorbable Non-Absorbable

Composition Polypropylene Polybutester Polyester Nylon Nylon Polybutester Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Polybutester
NON-ABSORBABLE

Coating Uncoated Polytribolate Silicone (TiCron™), Uncoated Silicone Uncoated FEP Polymer or Uncoated Uncoated
Uncoated (Surgidac™) PTFE Polymer

Color of Material Blue Blue Blue Black/Clear (Monosof™) Black Blue Clear Steel Blue
White Blue (Dermalon™) White Clear Orange
White
Tensile Strength Permanent Permanent Permanent Gradual Loss Gradual Loss Permanent Permanent Permanent Permanent
Retention In-Vivo Over Time Over Time

Absorption Profile Permanent Permanent Permanent Permanent Permanent Permanent Permanent Permanent Permanent

Sizes Sizes 10-0 to 2 Sizes 7-0 to 2-0 Sizes 7-0 to 5 Sizes 11-0 to 2 Sizes 6-0 to 2 Sizes 7-0 to 2 Sizes 3-0 to 0 Sizes 3-0 to 7 Sizes 3-0 to 1
(Surgipro™)
Sizes 8-0 to 3-0
(Surgipro™ II)
Needles Surgalloy™, Cardiopoint™ Surgalloy™ Cardiopoint™, Surgalloy™ Surgalloy™ Surgalloy™ Surgalloy™ Break-Away Rotogrip™ Surgalloy™
IMPORTANT: Please refer to the package insert for complete
D-Tach™, Optivis™ DermaX™, D-Tach™ DermaX™ DermaX™ DermaX™ ProtectPoint™ instructions, contraindications, warnings and precautions

DermaX™, ProtectPoint™ ProtectPoint™ COVIDIEN, COVIDIEN with logo and Covidien logo are U.S.
Spatula Needles and internationally registered trademarks of Covidien AG.
Other brands are trademarks of a Covidien company.
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