A device designed to be placed on the surface of the skin and intended to aid wound healing by distributing suture tension over a larger area in the patient. It is typically in the form of a retention bridge, a surgical button, or a suture bolster through w...
A sterile, hand-held, mechanical surgical instrument that is passed through an existing skin puncture and tissue tract to trim the trailing limbs of an implanted suture, typically after it aids in advancing a surgical knot to the tissue access site (e.g., t...
A sterile, hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed for passing (driving) sutures and suture needles through tissues/prosthetic materials to facilitate suturing (it is not dedicated to ophthalmic applications). A passer, also known as a needle driver,...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed for passing (driving) sutures and suture needles through tissues/prosthetic materials to facilitate suturing (it is not dedicated to ophthalmic applications). A passer, also known as a needle driver, is a long...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic, bioabsorbable thread made from a polyester intended to join (approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues. The thread provides extended temporary wound support...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic, bioabsorbable thread made from a polyester (e.g., polydioxanone, poliglecaprone, polycaprolactone, polyglyconate, polyhydroxybutyrate) intended to join (approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by ...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic, non-bioabsorbable thread made of nylon (a polyamide polymer) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an attached disp...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic, non-bioabsorbable thread made of a polyolefin (e.g., polypropylene, polyethylene) or fluoropolymer (e.g., polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-t...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic thread made from a non-bioabsorbable polyester intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an attached disposable devic...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic, non-bioabsorbable thread made of a polyolefin (e.g., polypropylene, polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision ...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic thread made from a non-bioabsorbable polyester intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an attached disposable devic...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic, non-bioabsorbable thread made of a polyolefin (e.g., polypropylene, polyethylene) or fluoropolymer (e.g., polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a sof...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic, non-bioabsorbable thread made of a polyolefin (e.g., polyethylene) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an atta...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic, non-bioabsorbable thread made of nylon (a polyamide polymer) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an attached d...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic thread made from a non-bioabsorbable polyester (e.g., polybutester) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an attache...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic, bioabsorbable thread made from a polyester and containing an agent to locally inhibit bacterial growth, intended to join (approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft ...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic, non-bioabsorbable thread made of nylon (a polyamide polymer) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an attached d...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic, bioabsorbable thread made from a polyester and containing an agent to locally inhibit bacterial growth, intended to join (approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tis...
A hand-held manual ophthalmic surgical instrument designed for passing (driving) a suture needle with a pre-attached suture through ocular structures (e.g., ciliary sulcus) during an ophthalmic surgical procedure (e.g., securing the haptics of an intraocula...
"A natural, non-bioabsorbable thread made from raw silk spun by silkworms (typically coated with beeswax or silicone) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an...
A single-strand (monofilament), natural, bioabsorbable thread composed mostly of collagen fibres derived from mammals (e.g., sheep or bovine intestines), impregnated with chromium salts to increase tensile strength and retard absorption, intended to join (i...
A single-strand (monofilament), natural, bioabsorbable thread composed mostly of collagen fibres derived from mammals (e.g., sheep or bovine intestines) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to lig...
A natural, non-bioabsorbable thread made from raw silk spun by silkworms (typically coated with beeswax or silicone) intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft tissues; it may include an ...
A single-strand (monofilament), non-bioabsorbable wire made of metal (e.g., surgical steel, titanium) intended to join (approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching (e.g., for abdominal wound closure, intestinal anastomosis, hernia...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic, bioabsorbable thread made from a polyester intended to approximate the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching. It is designed with barbs along its length intended to facilitate tissue approximation b...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic, bioabsorbable thread made from a polyester, and containing an agent to locally inhibit bacterial growth, intended to approximate the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching. It is designed with barbs ...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), non-bioabsorbable wire made of metal (e.g., surgical steel, titanium) intended to join (approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching (e.g., for abdominal wound closure, intestinal anastomosis, her...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic thread made from strands of bioabsorbable polydioxanone and non-bioabsorbable polyethylene (PE), intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching or to ligate soft ti...
A multiple-strand (multifilament), synthetic thread made from strands of both a bioabsorbable polyester polymer (e.g., polydioxanone) and non-bioabsorbable polymer [e.g., polyethylene (PE)], intended to join (i.e., approximate) the edges of a soft-tissue wo...
A single-strand (monofilament), synthetic, non-bioabsorbable thread made from a polyolefin (e.g., polypropylene) intended to approximate the edges of a soft-tissue wound or incision by stitching. It is designed with barbs along its length intended to facili...