sutures

1. Sutures
Absorbable natural sutures
Collagen
Plain surgical gut
Fast-absorbing surgical gut
Chromic surgical gut
Absorbable synthetic sutures
Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)
Polycaprolate (Dexon II)
Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl)
Polysorb
Polydioxanone (PDS II)
Maxon
V-Loc
Absorbable monofilament sutures
Caprosyn
Absorbable multifilament sutures
Nonabsorbable natural sutures
Surgical silk
Surgical cotton
Surgical steel
Nonabsorbable synthetic sutures
Nylon
Polyester fiber (Mersilene/Surgidac [uncoated] and Ethibond/Ti-cron [coated])
Polybutester Suture (Novafil)
Coated Polybutester Suture (Vascufil)
Polypropylene (Prolene)
Surgipro II
Needles
Point types
Cutting (conventional, reverse, or side [spatula])
Taper-point (round)
Beveled, conventional cutting edge

2. Blunt point Anatomy of a needle. Commonly
used suture needles, with cross-sections of the needles shown at the point, body, and swage. A: A taper needle; B: a
conventional cutting needle; C: a reverse cutting needle.
Body types
Straight
Half-curved ski
Curved
Compound curved
Swage types.
Channel
Drill
Nonswaged