Solus SwiftTM – Braided Coated Short-term Poly (Glycolide-co-L-lactide) (Glacomer 91)



Product Details:

Composition

Poly (Glycolide-co-L-lactice) (Glacomer 91)

 

Construction

Braided

 

Coating

Polycaprolactone and calcium stearate

 

In vitro retention of strength

About 50% at 1 Week

 

Tissue Reaction

Non-antigenic, non-pyrogenic and elicits only a mild tissue reaction during the absorption process. 

 

Absorption Time

Completely absorbed in 40 to 60 days.

 

Sterilization

100% Ethylene Oxide

 

Available in Sizes

6-0, 5-0, 4-0, 3-0, 2-0, 0, 1, 2

 

Colour

Undyed

 

Shelf Life

5 years

 

Packaging

Box of 12 sutures

 



Distinctive Features:

  

  • High initial tensile strength.
  • 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.
  • Excellent handling and smooth tie down.

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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