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Medical absorbable surgical suture PGA
Description
PGA is a sterile, absorbable, synthetic, multifilament surgical suture composed of golycolic acid(（C2H2O2）n).
The sutures coating material is polycaprolactone and calcium stearate.
PGA suture meets all the requirements of United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) and European Pharmacopoeia (EP) for absorbable surgical sutures.
Indications
The suture is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation and/or ligation but not for use in cardiovascular tissue and neurological tissue. .
Action
A slight tissue inflammation may occur when PGA Sutures are placed in tissue, which is characteristic of foreign body response followed by gradual encapsulation by connective tissue.
PGA Sutures have a high initial tensile strength. 70% of the original tensile strength is retained upto 14 days after surgery, 50% of the original tensile strength is retained at the end of three weeks post implantation.
Absorption of PGA suture is minimal upto 10% in two weeks, and absorption is essentially complete between 60 and 90 days.
Adverse Reactions
Adverse effects associated with use of PGA include allergic response in certain patients, transient local irritation at the wound site, transient inflammatory foreign body response, erythema and induration during the absorption process of subcuticular sutures.
Contraindications
The sutures should not be used :
1. Where extended approximation is necessary more than six weeks.
2. In cardiovascular and neurological tissues .
3. In patients who are allergic to its components.
Warnings
1. Do not re-sterilize!
2. Do not reuse! Reuse of the suture will cause the following situation during surgery: thread break, texture, dirt, connection of needle and thread break and for the patient more risks after surgery, like fever, infection thrombus, etc.
3. Do not use if the package is opened or damaged!
4. Discard open unused sutures!
5. Do not use after expiry date.
