Sutures
Material Comparison
A. Titan material: Ethicon material: Hu Friedy material:
Plain gut Surgical gut Plain gut
Chromic gut Surgical gut Chromic gut
Polypropelene Prolene Polypropylene
Black braided Silk Permahand Silk Black braided Silk
Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) Vicryl PGA
Needle Comparison
A. Titan: Ethicon: Hu-Friedy:
C 1 P-1 C-1
(3/8 circle, 11mm long,
Precision Reverse cutting)
C 3 P-3 C-3
(3/8 circle, 13mm long,
Precision reverse cutting)
C-31 PS-2 C-6
(3/8 circle, 19mm long,
Precision reverse cutting)
C 6 FS-2 C-6
(3/8 circle, 19mm long,
Reverse cutting)
C 7 FS-1 C-7
(3/8 circle, 24mm long,
Reverse cutting)
C 9 X-1 C-9
(1/2 circle, 23mm long,
Reverse cutting)
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