ALCASILK® (SILK) Non-absorbable Suture
ALCASILK® sutures are non-absorbable sterile surgical threads obtained from fibroin organic proteins. These organic proteins are obtained from the domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori of the Bombycidae family. Braided ALCASILK® sutures have been processed to remove the oil and viscous structures naturally present in the structure of silk threads. ALCASILK® surgical sutures are black and coated with wax (KAHLWAX 1540).
ALCASILK® sutures meet all the requirements specified in the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) and the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) for non-absorbable surgical sutures.
ALCASILK® sutures are produced as sterile, braided, black, USP 6/0 – USP 2 (metric 0.7-5), in various lengths from 10 cm to 150 cm, with or without a stainless steel needle.
Sutures are available in packs of one, two and three dozen.
STRUCTURAL FEATURES
Non-absorbable, multifilament, black
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
Silk
COVERING
Wax / Silikon
SUPPORT PERIOD
Permanent
ABSORPTION TIME
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USP RANGE
6/0 – 2
STERILIZATION
EO (Ethylene Oxide)
PACKAGING
With or without needles in sterile bags
STRENGTH VALUES
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USAGE AREAS
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- General soft tissue closures and/or ligations
- Cardiovascular surgery
- Ligatures
- Ophthalmic surgery
- General surgery
- Gynecology/obstetrics
- Neurology
- Gastrointestinal surgery
COATED MULTIFILAMENT
Easy passage through tissue without tissue cutting, dragging or trauma, minimum tissue trauma, low capillarity
BRAIDED STRUCTURE
Minimum suture memory, high usage characteristics, flexibility, high strength, excellent knot security
HIGH STRENGTH, NON-ABORBORABLE STRUCTURE
Perfect and permanent tissue support for up to three months