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What Is a Medical Suture?
A medical suture is a type of surgical thread. Also known as stitches, medical sutures are used to close wounds or incisions after an operation. They're a very important part of the medical world, and medical sutures have been used throughout history, going back thousands of years.
There are various types of medical sutures, with different materials available and different sizes, too. There are also many different kinds of suture needles or surgical needles, which are the devices used to guide medical sutures through the tissue to stitch a wound or incision back together.
Since there are so many different types of medical sutures, it's important for the correct thread, needle, and suturing method to be chosen to suit each patient and situation in order to ensure that the stitched wound or incision site remains completely closed and will be able to fully heal.
Covidien #GL122, Suture 3-0 Polyester V-20 Polysorb Violet 30" Braid 36/Bx
Teleflex #6-692, Suture Polydek Poly Gr Me2 4-0 36/BX
Ethicon #EJ10G, Suture 0 Vicryl No Needle Endoloop Violet 18" 12/Bx
S. Jackson, Inc. #LHR-40, Suture Supramid Wht 3/8Cir FS2 4-0 2" 12/BX
Covidien #CL810, Suture 3-0 Polyester GS-21 Polysorb Violet 30" Braid 36/Bx
Covidien #SS694, Suture Sofsilk Silk Black C-13 3-0 18" 36/BX
Covidien #SM5637, SUTURE, BIOSYN UD 4-0 30" P-12, 12/BX
Covidien #8886294753, Suture 2-0 Polyester SC-250 Ticron Blue 30" Braid 12/Bx
Covidien #D1760K, Suture Surgidac White SS-14 5-0 18" 12/BX
Covidien #GS64M, Suture Softsilk Black V20 4-0 18" 24/BX
Patterson-Roylan #CA83516, Suture Monofilament Unit 5.07 Ea
Covidien #8886175611, Suture 6-0 Nylon C-13 Dermalon Blue 18" Monofilament 36/Bx
Covidien #L4323K, Suture 5-0 Polyester HE-3 Polysorb Undyed 12" Braid 12/Bx
Covidien #S1768K, Suture Sofsilk Black HE-6 7-0 18" 12/BX
Covidien #SN669, Suture Monosof Nylon Blk C14 3-0 30" 36/BX
Covidien #1741-11, Suture 6-0 Nylon C-1 Dermalon Blue 18" Monofilament 36/Bx
Covidien #CL925, Suture Polysorb 1 GS-21 Sz1 36" Viol 36/BX
Covidien #SMM5536, Suture Maxon Mono Clr P13 4-0 18" 36/BX
Covidien #CL923, Suture Polysorb Violet GS-21 2-0 36" 36/BX
Look/Div Surgical #SP115, Suture Silk Spool 5/0 Ea
Covidien #SM5638, Suture Biosyn Mono Ud P12 3-0 30" 12/BX
Covidien #S1172, Suture 6-0 Silk C-1 Sofsilk Black 18" Braid 36/Bx
S. Jackson, Inc. #HEA-40W, Suture 3/8 Circle Nylon 4-0 12" Wht 12/BX
Covidien #8886318541, Suture 3-0 Polyester CV-305 Ticron Blue 30" Braid 36/Bx
Covidien #8886302779, Suture 5 Polyester HOS-14 Ticron Blue 30" Braid 36/Bx
Covidien #8886318551, Suture 2-0 Polyester CV-305 Ticron Blue 30" Braid 36/Bx
Covidien #SN5669G, Suture Monosof Nylon Blk P12 3-0 18" 12/BX
Covidien #8886624551, Suture 2-0 Synthetic GS-22 Maxon Green 30" 36/Bx
Covidien #G1790K, Suture Chromic Gut UD HE-1 6-0 18" 12/BX
Covidien #CP412, Suture Surgipro Mono Blu GS22 0 30" 36/BX
Covidien #SN5696, Suture Monosof Nylon Blk P13 6-0 18" 36/BX
Covidien #CL812, Suture Polysorb Violet GS-21 0 30" 36/BX
Covidien #8886309361, Suture Ticron Poly Blu GS22 0 30" 36/BX
Covidien #CL905, Suture Polysorb Violet GS-25 1 36" 36/BX
Covidien #8886197171, Suture Surgilon Nylon Blk GS21 1 30" 36/BX
Covidien #SS695, Suture Sofsilk Silk Black C-14 2-0 18" 36/BX
S. Jackson, Inc. #CP-30W, Suture Supramid Wht 1/2Cir 3-0 18" 12/BX
Covidien #VP833, Suture Surgipro Mono Blu V20 2-0 30" 36/BX
Covidien #GS832, Suture 3-0 Silk V-20 Sofsilk Black 30" Braid 36/Bx
Applied Dental #S-G518R13, Suture PGA Violet P-3 5-0 18" 12/BX
Covidien #8886300262, Suture Ticron Poly Blu PCut 0 30" 24/BX
Covidien #8886174441, Suture Dermalon Blue C-14 3-0 18" 36/BX
Covidien #GL224, Suture Polysorb Violet V-30 30" 36/BX
Covidien #GG121, Suture 4-0 Chromic Gut V-20 Surgigut Undyed 30" 36/Bx
Covidien #SN641, Suture Monosof Nylon Blk C13 3-0 30" 36/BX
Covidien #SN661, Suture Monosof Nylon Blk C13 5-0 18" 36/BX
Covidien #SN5667G, Suture Monosof Nylon Blk P12 4-0 18" 12/BX
Covidien #8886310943, Suture 3-0 Polyester P-22 Ticron Blue 18" Braid 12/Bx
How Does a Suture Work?
There are various different methods of suturing for use with medical sutures, with different stitch types and patterns available. The most common stitching method is the simple interrupted stitch, which involves cutting the medical suture thread after each stitch. There are also other options, like mattress stitches and continuous stitches. In either case, a medical suture will need to be attached to a needle and guided through the tissue around a wound or incision site to pull and stitch the two sides of the site back together.
Medical Suture Sizes
There are various different sizes of medical sutures, and different sizing methods are used. The most common measurement system used for sutures is the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) system, which has sizes ranging from #11-0 for the finest sutures to #5 for the thickest and heaviest sutures.
Medical Suture Types
There are many varieties of medical sutures, with a lot of different materials to consider when choosing a medical suture to use. In general, we can divide medical sutures into two main categories; absorbable and non-absorbable. Absorbable medical sutures don't have to be physically removed as they naturally degrade inside the body. Non-absorbable sutures, meanwhile, will need to be taken out by the doctor once the site has healed or may need to be left in permanently and will not degrade.
Medical Suture Uses
The main use of medical sutures is to stitch the tissue of a wound or surgery site back together, holding the two sides in place and preventing blood loss, while also allowing the wound to heal more effectively and reducing the risk of contamination or infection.
Medical Suture Suppliers
Covidien, Ethicon, and Aesculap are among the top suppliers of medical sutures.
Buy Wholesale Sutures in Bulk at CIA Medical
If you’re looking for the best medical sutures at fair, wholesale prices, CIA Medical is the place to be. We’ve been in the business of wholesale medical supplies for many years, meeting the needs of over 25,000 customers during that time. With competitive pricing, a varied range of products, and top quality customer care, CIA Medical aims to be your top choice.
