Product Manual

suture is minimal until about the 60th day post-implantation and essentially complete
within six months.
Another innovation in the development of monofilament synthetic absorbable sutures
has been the production of Glycomer 631, a terpolymer composed of glycolide
(60%), trimethylene carbonate (26%), and dioxanone (14%) (Biosyn™). The Biosyn™
suture has many distinct advantages over the braided synthetic absorbable sutures.
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First, this monofilament suture is significantly stronger than the braided synthetic
absorbable suture over four weeks of implantation. It maintains approximately
75% of its USP tensile strength at two weeks and 40% at three weeks post-
implant. Absorption is complete between 90 to 110 days. Due to it’s construction,
Monofilament suture potentiates less bacterial infection than does the braided suture.
The handling characteristic of this monofilament suture is superior to the braided
suture because it encounters lower drag forces in the tissue than does the braided
suture.
The latest innovation in the development of monofilament absorbable sutures has
been the rapidly absorbing Caprosyn™ suture. Caprosyn™ monofilament synthetic
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