Coated VICRYL Rapide Suture – 3/8 Circle Reverse Cutting PRIME* Needle (75cm 4-0 Gauge) x 12

Coated VICRYL Rapide Suture typically falls off 7-10 days post-operative or can be wiped off subsequently with sterile gauze. Normally the removal of the suture is not required.

Features

•Braided – For easy handling and secure knot tying

•Coated – For smooth passage through tissue and easy knot tie down

•Synthetic – For minimal tissue reaction

•Absorbable – Rapid absorption complete by 42 days. Always predictable and reliable

•Tensile strength – Approximately 50% of the original strength remaining after 5 days

•Always predictable and reliable

•All of the original tensile strength is lost by approximately 10-14 days post implantation