SolusTM – Polyglycolic Acid
Product Details:
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Composition
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Polyglycolic Acid
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Construction
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Braided
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Coating
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Polycaprolactone and calcium stearate
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In vitro retention of strength
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75% at 2 weeks
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Tissue Reaction
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Non-antigenic, non-pyrogenic and elicits only a mild tissue reaction during the absorption process.
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Absorption Time
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Completely absorbed in 60-90 days.
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Sterilization
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100% Ethylene Oxide
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Available in Sizes
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8-0, 7-0, 6-0, 5-0, 4-0, 3-0, 2-0, 0, 1, 2
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Colour
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Violet and Undyed
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Shelf Life
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5 years
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Packaging
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Box of 12 and 36 sutures
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Distinctive Features:
- Soft and smooth feel that helps in easy passage through the tissue without any irritation.
- Good knotting properties because of better and modern braiding technology.
- Very high initial tensile strength and excellent handling.
- No extra lubrication required.
- Smooth tie down.
- Less than 200 ppm of moisture ensuring full 5 years shelf life.
- Knot pull strength and needle swage strength greater than USP limits.
Tensile strength Retention
Packaging:
 
Packaging plays a very critical role when it comes to synthetic absorbable sutures. Lotus worked in close consultation with DuPont, USA and custom-developed for the first time in India, a unique, hermetically sealed aluminium peel-off pouch for packaging the entire range of synthetic absorbable sutures.
Lotus also introduced for the first time, a vacuumed, nitrogen-flushed secondary aluminium pouch to provide dual moisture barrier, thus helping maintain the tensile strength of the suture material for the entire duration of its shelf life.
In the pursuit of excellence in packaging, Lotus has also developed a fully automatic in-line packaging machine where forming, sealing, trimming, printing and cutting are all done in a continuous motion, thus eliminating human error and handling.
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