Surgical sutures – a brief overview

Topline - non absorbable sutures (CE 1275)

High quality, non absorbable sutures made by Santec

in Germany :

- Polypropylene (Toplene monofil)

- Polyester (Topester polyfil)

- Steel filament (Topsteel monofil)

- Silicone loops (Toploop)
- Pledgets

Manufacturing of:

- Individual needle-suture combinations

- Built-to-order suture sets

Additional needle types :

- Contrast needles

- Asymptotic needles

Chirline - absorbable sutures(CE 1014)

An entire variety of absorbable sutures:

- Chirlac polyfil (made from PGA = Poly Glycol Acid)

- Chirlac rapid polyfil, absorbes quickly (made from PGA )

- Monolac monofil (copolymer from PGA and ε-Caprolacton)

- Polydox monofil (p-Polydioxanon)

Chirline - non absorbable sutures (CE 1014)

- Silon monofil (= monofilament Polyamide )

- Orsilon braided (= Polyamide )

- Silk braided (= silk)

- Chiraflon monofil (= PVDF)