Product Manual

ManualsBrandsCovidien ManualsAbsorbable SuturesPolysorb Absorbable Sutures, Size 3-0 - 12/bx

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I. Individualized Self-Instruction 1

II. Introduction 2

III. Scientific Basis for Selection of Sutures 4

1. Nonabsorbable Suture 5

2. Absorbable Suture 12

IV. Components of a Knotted Suture Loop using

either a Granny Knot Type or a Square Knot Type 22

V. Mechanical Performance 28

1. Knot Slippage

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2. Knot Breakage 31

3. Suture Cutting Tissue 32

4. Mechanical Trauma 33

VI. Tying Techniques 34

1. Instrument Tie 37

2. Hand Tie 39

VII. Essential Elements 42

VIII. Two-Hand Techniques 44

1. Square Knot (1=1) 44

2. Surgeon’s Knot Square (2=1) 52

3. Slip Knot (S=S) 62

IX. One-Hand Technique

1. Square (1=1) 70

X. Instrument-Tie Technique

1. Square Knot (1=1) 78

XI. Selection of Suture and Needle Products 86

XII. References 87

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