Sutures Comparison Chart
Sutures Comparison Chart
Sutures Comparison Chart
Comparison Chart
Betatech Wound Absorption
Suture Description Composition Support Ethicon Medtronic
Time
Mid-Term Polyglycolic
Nevocryl Multifilament ~ 30 Days 60-90 Days
Acid (PGA)
Absorbable
Short-Term
Nevocryl Polyglycolic
Multifilament ~ 14 Days 42 Days
Rapid Absorbable
Acid (PGA)
Poly(gly-
ABSORBABLE SUTURES
Mid-Term colide-co-lac-
Nevolactine Multifilament tide) glycolide ~30 Days 56–70 Days Vicryl™ Polysorb™
Absorbable 90% -lactide 10
% (PGLA)
Poly(gly-
Short-Term colide-co-lac-
Nevolactine Multifilament tide) glycolide ~ 14 Days 40-50 Days Velosorb™
Rapid Absorbable Vicryl™ Rapide Fast
90% -lactide 10
% (PGLA)
Poly(glycolide
Short-Medium Term
(75%)-
Nevocaprone Monofilament ~ 21 Days 90-120 Days Monocryl™ Biosyn™
co-caprolactone
Absorbable
(25%) (PGCL)
Long-Term
Monofilament Polydioxanone ~ 60 Days 180 Days PDS™ II Maxon™
Nevodiox (PDO)
Absorbable
NON-ABSORBABLE SUTURES
Monofilament Polyamide
Nevolon Gradual Loss Permanent Ethilon™ Monosof™
Nylon Dermalon™