ALCALACTONE® (PGCL) Absorbable Suture
Poly [glycolic acid (75%) – co – caprolactone (25%)]
ALCALACTONE® sutures are synthetic, absorbable, sterile surgical sutures composed of a copolymer synthesized from 75% Polyglycolic Acid and 25% Caprolactone. When ALCALACTONE® sutures are implanted into a living organism, they are absorbed by the organism and do not cause excessive tissue irritation. ALCALACTONE® sutures are non-antigenic and pyrogenic, only mild tissue reaction occurs during absorption.
ALCALACTONE® sutures meet all requirements defined for absorbable synthetic sutures in the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) and the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP).
To facilitate the operation, ALCALACTONE® sutures are painted with FDA-approved D&C purple No:2. ALCALACTONE® sutures are produced as sterile, monofilament, purple and beige (undyed) colored, USP 6/0 – USP 2 (metric 0.7-5), in various lengths from 10 cm to 150 cm, with or without stainless steel needles..
Sutures are available in packs of one, two and three dozen.
STRUCTURAL FEATURES
Absorbable, monofilament, coated, purple
Absorbable, monofilament, coated, undyed (beige)
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
Poly (glycolide (75%)-co-caprolactone (25%)) synthetic, absorbable, surgical suture
COVERING
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SUPPORT PERIOD
~ 21 days
ABSORPTION TIME
~ 90-120 days
USP RANGE
6/0 – 2
STERILIZATION
EO (Ethylene Oxide)
PACKAGING
With or without needles in aluminum packages
STRENGTH VALUES
~60%-70% in week 1 Provides ~30%-40% tissue support in week 2
USAGE AREAS
- Skin closures and/or bindings
- Gynecology/obstetrics
- Plastic surgery
- Urology
- Ligatures
- General soft tissue approximations
- Dermatology
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- General surgery
FLEXIBILITY AND SOFTNESS
Superior ease of use easy and reliable knots
ABSORPTION BY STAGED HYDROLYSIS
Predictable absorption rate
SMOOTH MONOFILAMENT STRUCTURE AT MICROSCOPIC LEVEL
Minimum tissue trauma surface that prevents bacterial adhesion
