Chromic gut sutures are resorbable sutures made from purified connective tissue most commonly derived from sheep or cow intestines. Mostly collagen, these sutures provide ideal strength for post-surgical use, and because they are resorbable they are broken down by the patient's body during the healing process. Because of their composition, they are absorbed slowly, making them ideal for long-term use. Like all sutures, they should be kept in their sterile package until the time they are needed.
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| Company | Surgical Specialties Corporation | CP Medical, Inc | Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company, Inc. | DemeTech Corporation | Medtronic |
| Item | Chromic Gut | Chromic Gut Suture | Chromic Gut Suture | DemeGut Chromic Catgut Suture | Mild Chromic Gut Suture |
| Price | Inquire | Inquire | Inquire | Inquire | Inquire |
| Description | Look's Chromic Gut Sutures also have the same high quality charachteristics, with special treatment to m aintain tensile strength within the tissue, | Chromic Gut sutures are absorbable sterile surgical sutures
composed of purified connective tissue (mostly collagen)
derived from the serosal | Perma Sharp Sutures are designed for efficient and reliable soft tissue closure for all types of dental procedures. | DemeTech's Chromic Catgut is an absorbable, sterile, surgical suture composed of highly purified connective tissue (mostly collagen) derived from | Plain, Chromic and Mild Chromic Gut Absorbable Sutures are absorbable sterile surgical sutures composed of purified connective tissue (mostly collagen |
| Quantity | Inquire | 12 Per Box | 12 Per Box | 12 Per Box | 1 ds
3 dz |
| Lengths | 12", 14", 18", 27" | 14 inches (35.6 cm)
18 inches (45.7 cm)
30 inches (76.2 cm) | 18 inches (45.7 cm)
27 inches (68.6 cm) | 30 cm (11.8 inches)
45 cm (17.7 inches)
50 cm (19.7 inches)
70 cm (27.6 inches)
75 cm (29.5 inches) | 18 inches (45.7 cm)
27 inches (68.6 cm) |
| Sizes Available | 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0 | 0 / 2-0 / 3-0 / 4-0 / 5-0 / 6-0 | 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0 | 11 mm
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26 mm
27 mm
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| 3-0 / 4-0 / 5-0 |
| Needles Available | Reverse cut, Taper point, Precision reverse cut | Reverse Cut
Taper Point | Reverse Cut | Reverse Cut | CE-2 / CE-4 / PRE-2 / PRE-4 |
| Resorption Time | Prolonging Absorbtion | Absorbable | Absorbable | Non-Resorbable | Absorbable |
| Mono / Polyfilament | Inquire | Polyfilament | Monofilament | Monofilament | Monofilament |
| Dyed or Undyed | Undyed | Undyed | Undyed | Dyed | Undyed |
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