Sutures
For suture manufacturers, it has always been a tricky manufacturing step to attach suture thread to small needles: micro needles, ophthalmic needles, soft taper cutting needle for cardio, or to big needles with metallic wires: sternotomy sutures.FSSB makes it easy for suture manufacturers: We offer to perform the attaching step for the following sutures:, - Micro sutures, - Ophthalmic sutures, - Cardio vascular sutures, - Sternotomy sutures, , For these above sutures, FSSB has four level of services :, (1) Micro needles or Ophthalmic needles only, (2) Suture/Thread attached needles on paper board, non sterilized, (3) Sutured needle in inner pouch, non sterilized, and,, (4) Sterilised sutures in aluminium foil, with or without private labelling,
With micro needles and ophthalmic needles, FSSB offers a large choice of thread types:
Polyglycolic acide (PGA) is a braided synthetic absorbable multifilament made of Polyglycolic acid and coated with N-Laurin and L-Lysine, which render the thread extremely smooth, soft and knot safe.
Nylon - Polyamide (PA) is a black non-resorbable monofilament thread made from polyamide 6.6 und 6.6 Nylon is particularly suited for micro-surgery because of its consistent tensile strength, smooth and even surface, and its good knotting properties. Micro-needle thread combinations with nylon carry green framed labels.
Silk blue/black/white (SB/SS/SW) is weaved out of the silk spider´s cocoon and is as a result a natural non-resorbent material. It guarantees, thanks to a special weaving technique a strong non-tearable and an evenly distributed structure. Micro-needle thread combinations with silk carry light blue framed labels.
Polypropylene blue/black (PP) is a non-resorbent monofile thread with a smooth pore free surface. Thus when it comes to sewing polypropylene slips neatly and evenly through muscle tissue. Furthermore as a result of it´s non-hydrolytic nature, polypropylene is particularly suitable for absorbent and permanent stitches. Unlike nylon, polypropylene is not decomposable, this in turn guarantees lasting firmness. Polypropylene remains innert in skin tissue and is dyed blue in the thread sizes 4/0 to 8/0 (PH.EUR.). The thread sizes 9/0 and 10/0 (PH.EUR.) are dyed black allowing a better visibility in the tissue. Micro-needle thread combinations with polypropylene carry dark blue framed labels.
Polyester is a multifilament, non-absorbable surgical suture material. Polyester enabling to slip cleanly and evenly through tissue. Polyester is dyed white or green with thread strengths 10/0 to 4/0 USP (0.2 to 1.5 metric) Suture materials made of polyester have orange edged labels.
PVDF (Polyvinyldinefluoride) (PV) is a black non-resorbent monofile thread made out of Polyvinyldinefluoride. The tissue areas where PVDF is used are similar to those polypropylene. PVDF, however, provides a better and tighter knotting process with fewer knots. As with polypropylene, PVDF may also be used for implanting. Micro-needle thread combinations with PVDF carry dark grey framed labels.
- Storage temperature: 10 - 32 °C, in a dry and dark room
- Before use, remove plastic wrapping from cardboard packet
- Do not use product passed expiry date
- Only to be used once, do not resterilize
- Products resulting from damaged or wet packaging should not be used
- Only for surgery usage
- Keep out of reach of children
The Heat Tipping Machine pulls the sutures threads to specified length, heats a portion of the sutures and cuts the sutures at specified length, creating heat tipped ends
This machine replaces glue or additive technics for stiffening suture ends.
This machine is specially deisgned for multifilament sutures
FSSB cuts and packages PTFE Pledgets for suture manufacturers.
Pledgets are used as buttresses under sutures when there is a possibility of sutures tearing through tissue. FSSB pledgets are used in various surgical operations, such as vascular suturing, valvular closure...
FSSB pledgets are manufactured of Bard(R) PTFE raw material.