Surgical suture

Summary Information: Surgical suture

Surgical suture: A surgical suture is a strand of natural or synthetic material used to bring together the edges of a surgical incision or wound. Sutures may be absorbable or nonabsorbable and may be coated with materials that make them pass more easily through body tissues.

Diseases Related To Medical Device: Surgical suture

These diseases are related to the medical device Surgical suture:

• Closing a surgical incision
• Closing a wound

Types Of Surgical suture

These devices are types of the medical device Surgical suture:

• Natural surgical suture
• Synthetic surgical suture
• Absorbable surgical suture
• Nonabsorbable surgical suture
• Monofilament surgical suture
• Multifilament surgical suture
• Uncoated surgical suture
• Coated surgical suture

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