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
• Colour – Violet or undyed. Please call if not listed
• Range – Gauze sizes 8-0 to 1 (U.S.P.). Please call if not listed
