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Classification of Surgical Sutures
Surgical Suture thread keep the wound part closed for healing after suturing. From the materials combined surgical suture, it can be classified as: catgut (contains Chromic and Plain), Silk, Nylon, Polyester, Polypropylene, Polyvinylidenfluoride (also named as “PVDF” in wegosutures), PTFE, Polyglycolic Acid (also named “PGA” in wegosutures), Polyglactin 910 (also named Vicryl or “PGLA” in wegosutures), Poly(glycolide-co-caprolactone)(PGA-PCL) (also named Monocryl or “PGCL” in wegosutures), Po... -
Surgical Suture Brand Cross Reference
In order for customers to better understand our WEGO brand suture products, we have made Brands Cross Reference for you here.
The Cross Reference was made base on the absorption profile, in basically these sutures can be replaced by each other.
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Application of Medical Alloy used on Sutures needles
To make a better needle, and then a better experiences while surgeons apply sutures in the surgery. Engineers in the medical device industrial tried to make the needle sharper, stronger and safer in the past decades. The goal is to develop a sutures needles with the strongest performance, sharpest no matter how many penetrations to be done, most safe that never broken the tip and the body during the passing through tissues. Almost every major grade of alloy was tested the application on sutu... -
Mesh
Hernia means that an organ or tissue in the human body leaves its normal anatomical position and enters another part through a congenital or acquired weak point, defect or hole. The mesh was invented to treat hernia. In recent years, with the rapid development of materials science, various hernia repair materials have been widely used in clinical practice, which has made a fundamental change in the treatment of hernia. At present, according to the materials that have been widely used in herni... -
WEGO Surgical Needle – part 2
Needle can be classified into taper point, taper point plus, taper cut, blunt point, Trocar, CC, diamond, reverse cutting, premium cutting reverse, conventional cutting, conventional cutting premium, and spatula according to its tip. 1. Reverse Cutting Needle The body of this needle is triangular in cross section, having the apex cutting edge on the outside of the needle curvature. This improves the strength of the needle and particularly increases its resistance to bending. The Premium need... -
Foosin Suture Product Code Explanation
Foosin Product Code Explanation ： X X X X XX X XXXXX – XXX x XX1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1(1~2 character) Suture Material 2(1 character) USP 3(1 Character) Needle tip 4(2 character) Needle length / mm (3-90) 5(1 character) Needle Curve 6(0~5 character) Subsidiary 7(1~3 character) Suture length /cm (0-390) 8（0~2 character） Suture quantity(1~50)Suture quantity(1~50)Note: Suture quantity >1 marking G PGA 1 0 None No needle None No needle None No needle D Double needle 5 5 N... -
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene. Also known as high-modulus polyethylene, it has extremely long chains, with a molecular mass usually between 3.5 and 7.5 million amu. The longer chain serves to transfer load more effectively to the polymer backbone by strengthening intermolecular interactions. This results in a very tough material, with the highest impact strength of any thermoplastic presently made. WEGO UHWM Characteristics UHMW (ultra... -
Polyester Sutures and tapes
Polyester suture is a multifilament braided non-absorbable, sterile surgical suture which is available in green and white. Polyester is a category of polymers which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Although there are many polyesters, the term “polyester” as a specific material most commonly refers to polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Polyesters include naturally occurring chemicals, such as in the cutin of plant cuticles, as well as synthetics through step-growth polyme... -
WEGO-Plain Catgut (Absorbable Surgical Plain Catgut Suture with or without needle)
Description: WEGO Plain Catgut is an absorbable sterile surgical suture, composed of high quality 420 or 300 series drilled stainless needles and premium purified animal collagen thread. The WEGO Plain Catgut is a twisted Natural Absorbable Suture, composed of purified connective tíssue (mostly collagen) derived from either the serosal layer of beef (bovine) or the submucosal fibrous layer of sheep (ovine) intestines, with fine polished to smooth thread. The WEGO Plain Catgut consists of sut... -
Surgical sutures for ophthalmic surgery
The eye is an important tool for human to understand and explore the world, and it is also one of the most important sensory organs. To meet the needs of vision, the human eye has a very special structure that allows us to see far and close. The sutures needed for ophthalmic surgery also need to be adapted to the special structure of the eye and can be performed safely and efficiently. Ophthalmic surgery including periocular surgery which applied by the suture with less trauma and easier reco... -
WEGO Surgical Needle – part 1
Needle can be classified into taper point, taper point plus, taper cut, blunt point, Trocar, CC, diamond, reverse cutting, premium cutting reverse, conventional cutting, conventional cutting premium, and spatula according to its tip. 1. Taper Point Needle This point profile is engineered to provide easy penetration of intended tissues. Forceps flats are formed in an area half way between the point and the attachment, Positioning the needle holder in this area confers extra stability on the n... -
Sterile Monofilament Non-Absoroable Stainless Steel Sutures -Pacing Wire
Needle can be classified into taper point, taper point plus, taper cut, blunt point, Trocar, CC, diamond, reverse cutting, premium cutting reverse, conventional cutting, conventional cutting premium, and spatula according to its tip. 1. Taper Point Needle This point profile is engineered to provide easy penetration of intended tissues. Forceps flats are formed in an area half way between the point and the attachment, Positioning the needle holder in this area confers extra stability on the n...
