Premilene®
Premilene® Non-absorbable sutures
Description Premilene® is a non-absorbable synthetic monofilament suture made of polypropylene, available in blue to enhance visibility. Premilene® is offered with RacePack® and LongPack® packaging presentations to reduce the memory effect. Also there are some special presentations that includes Premipatch® PTFE pledgets on it.
Indication ■ Vascular surgery ■ Cardiac surgery ■ Plastic and reconstructive surgery ■ Skin closure (intra, sub, skin) ■ Neurosurgery ■ Microsurgery ■ Gastrointestinal surgery
Premilene®
Advantages ■ Smooth passage through tissue ■ Excellent knot run down and security ■ Little acute inflammatory reaction in tissues ■ Unsurpassed strength ■ High elasticity and elongation properties ■ 300 series stainless steel needles for superior breaking resistance "Easyslide" ■ Available with CV pass and CV pass easyblack, new generation of needles for cardiovascular indication
Product overview Structure
Monofilament
Colour
Blue
Chemical composition
Polypropylene
Coating
Uncoated
Origin
Synthetic
Sizes
USP 10/0 (metric 0.2) to USP 2 (metric 5)
Type of degradation
Non-absorbable
Sterilisation
Ethylene oxide
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