Virtues :

Most widely used in the surgery. Good tensile strength. Excellent handling property & easy to knot, even in depth. Twisted multifilament with virtually monofilament finish.

 

Material :

Catgut, a natural absorbable suture is obtained by longitudinally slitting the intestinal submucosa of sheep and goat, twisting the ribbons and joining them in wet condition giving monofilament finish. Available in Plain (ivory colour) and Chromic in dark brown colour.

 

Tissue Reaction :

Moderate. Plain catgut enjoys lower tissue reaction as compared to chromicised.

 

Applications :

General closure, Opthalmic, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics/Gynaecology and Gastro-intestinal Tract Surgery.

 

Choice :

Needled and Pre-Cut Sterile Sutures conforming to USP Standards.

 

Caution :

Avoid using where long term tissue approximation is needed. Absorption is faster in infected tissues.

 

Absorption :

Absorption by enzymatic hydrolysis and starts loosing tensile strength on implantation from 12-15 days for Catgut Plain and 18-21 days for Catgut Chromic.