Catgut suture made up of up of Natural material, monofilament and it is made of purified connective tissue or collagen material.
The catgut suture used in this suture made of beef serosa or sheep submucosa.
Duration of maximum strength 5-7 days
Complete absorption time-variable according to tissue and patients’ healthy condition, suture material with undyed. The normal color of the suture looks in yellowish-tan color.
The absorption process by tissue by proteolytic enzymatic digestion.
According to the absorption, catgut is divided into two types
Fast absorbing catgut (fast rapid)
Made up of the collagen fiber the same as the plain catgut but it fastens the absorption rate compare to plain catgut.
Complete absorption 5-7 days
2.Plain catgut
Indication:
Used in gynecology surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, etc.
The material used in these suture materials is collagen fiber of beef serosa and sheep submucosa.
Duration maximum strength 12 days
Undyed
Natural material types of suture degraded by itself by the proteolytic enzymes, mainly used in gynecology and some of the intestinal surgeries.
Complete absorption 70 days
3.Chromic catgut
Indication: Facial wounds lips wounds, intraoral mucosal wound closure, children wounds
Made of natural material and natural purified collagen, monofilament
The material used as above but tanned with chromic salts to delay absorption, made up of the beef serosa or sheep submucosa and chromic catgut treated with a chromic salt solution for slower absorption and resistance for the prolonged period of time.
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Duration at maximum strength 3 weeks
Complete absorption time 120 days
undyed
color -brown salt
Absorption by proteolytic enzymatic digestion, It has more reactive (highly reactive) compare to other sutures