Dental Sutures Catalogue
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“Taste of life with qualified dental care” DENTAL SURGICAL SUTURE PRODUCT CATALOGUE for dentist

In oral surgery, the last but not the least step is tissue suturing. In Katsan we truly believe in the high importance of proper and quality suturing. Since 1976 Katsan is proud to provide our valuable dental professionals and patients with world-class, high-quality surgical sutures. Our products ensure approximation, stabilization and as conclusion hemostasis of oral wound edges. In this way, they support the new stitched tissues on the first healing and guarantee to minimize residue collection on the incision line. With our special product line developed expressly for dental and oral...

ULTRA SHARP NEEDLE POINT Atraumatic tissue penetration SURGICAL NEEDLE SILICON COATED STAINLESS STEEL NEEDLE Maximum strength and smooth surface DEPENDING ON THE NEEDLE TYPE LASER DRILLING OR MECHANICAL DRILLING NEEDLE HOLE/ SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT. Suitable needle-suture diameter SUPERIOR GRIPPING AREA ATRAUMATIC NEEDLE ANATOMY g h e a : Needle chord length : Needle body : Depth of needle hole

TAPER POINT CUTTING EDGE BLUNT POINT ATRAUMATIC NEEDLE TYPES REVERSE CUTTING EDGE ATRAUMATIC NEEDLE MODELS NEEDLE FORMS

ALCASORB® RAPID ALCALACTINE® RAPID NEEDLE TYPE CODE MATCHING TAPER POINT BLUNT POINT CUTTING EDGE REVERSE CUTTING EDGE INDICATING LENGTH OF THE SUTURE SUTURE TYPE INDICATING LENGTH OF THE NEEDLE PRODUCT CODING SCHEME PRODUCT CODING OF SUTURES WITH NEEDLE PRODUCT CODING OF SUTURES WITHOUT NEEDLE Suture Type Needle Type Without Needle Suture Length Number of suture Needle Length USP Suture Typ

ALCASORB® High knot safety -5-

ALCASORB® sutures are synthetic absorbable sterile surgical sutures which are made of Polyglycolic Acid. The braided structure of the suture is coated. Coating material of coated suture is prepared by Calcium Stearate and Polycaprolactone structure. In order to ease of operation ALCASORB® sutures are colored violet. ALCASORB® sutures has been presented in USP 6/0 – USP 3 gauge sizes in a variety of lengths from 10 cm to 150cm, as non-needled or attached to stainless steel needles of varying types and sizes. Absorbable, multifilament, coated, violet CHEMICAL STRUCTURE 100% Polyglycolic Acid,...

HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH Excellent wound support BRAIDED STRUCTURE Minimum suture memory High usage characteristic Flexibility Excellent tensile strength Excellent knot safety ABSORPTION BY PROGRESSIVE HYDROLYSIS Predictable absorption rate COATED MULTIFILAMENT Minimum tissue trauma Minimum capillarity Ease of knot tying and adjustability

Polyglycolic Acid 1/2 CIRCLE TAPER POINT NEEDLE TYPE SUTURE LENGTH 3/8 CIRCLE REVERSE CUTTING EDGE NEEDLE TYPE SUTURE LENGTH

ALCASORB® RAPID Rapid absorption, minimum inflammation -9-

PGAR - Polyglycolic Acid Rapid ALCASORB® RAPID sutures are synthetic absorbable sterile surgical sutures which are made of Polyglycolic Acid. The braided structure of the suture is coated. Coating material of Coated suture is prepared by Calcium Stearate and Polycaprolactone structure. In order to ease of operation, ALCASORB® RAPID sutures are undyed (natural, beige). ALCASORB® RAPID sutures have been presented in USP 6/0 – USP 2 gauge sizes in a variety of lengths from 10 cm to 150cm, as non-needled or attached to stainless steel needles of varying types and sizes. ALCASORB® RAPID sutures...

HIGH INITIAL TENSILE STRENGTH Excellent wound support BRAIDED STRUCTURE Minimum suture memory High usage characteristic Flexibility Excellent tensile strength Excellent knot safety ABSORPTION BY PROGRESSIVE HYDROLYSIS Predictable absorption rate Rapid absorption COATED MULTIFILAMENT Minimum wound trauma Minimum capillarity Ease of knot tying and adjustability

Polyglycolic Acid Rapid 3/8 CIRCLE REVERSE CUTTING EDGE NEEDLE TYPE SUTURE LENGTH undyed (beige) undyed (beige)

ALCALACTINE® High tensile strength, excellent performance - 13 -

PGLA - Poly (glycolic acid (90%)-co-lactic acid (10%)) ALCALACTINE® sutures are synthetic absorbable sterile surgical sutures which are composed of a copolymer made from 90% glycolide and 10% L-lactic acid. The braided structure of the suture is coated. Coating material of coated suture is prepared by Calcium Stearate and Polyglycolic Acid (30%), - Lactic Acid (70%) mixture. In order to ease of operation, ALCALACTINE® sutures are coloured FDA approved D&C violet No:2. ALCALACTINE® sutures have been presented in USP 6/0 – USP 2 gauge sizes in a variety of lengths from 10 cm to 150cm , as...

HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH Excellent wound support BRAIDED STRUCTURE Minimum suture memory High usage characteristic Flexibility Excellent tensile strength Excellent knot safety ABSORPTION BY PROGRESSIVE HYDROLYSIS Predictable absorption rate COATED MULTIFILAMENT Minimum tissue trauma Minimum capillarity Ease of knot tying and adjustability

Poly (glycolic acid (90%)-co-lactic acid (10%)) 1/2 CIRCLE TAPER POINT NEEDLE TYPE SUTURE LENGTH 3/8 CIRCLE REVERSE CUTTING EDGE NEEDLE TYPE SUTURE LENGTH

ALCALACTINE® RAPID Best solution for short-term wound support - 17 -

PGLAR - Poly (glycolic acid (90%)-co-lactic acid (10%)) Rapid ALCALACTINE® RAPID sutures are synthetic absorbable sterile surgical sutures which are composed of a copolymer made from 90% glycolide and 10% L-lactic acid. The braided structure of the suture is coated. Coating material of coated suture is prepared by Calcium Stearate and Polyglycolic Acid (30%), - Lactic Acid (70%) mixture. ALCALACTINE® RAPID sutures are sterilized by Gamma Irradiation. In order to ease of operation, ALCALACTINE® RAPID sutures are undyed (natural, beige). ALCALACTINE® RAPID sutures have been presented in USP...

HIGH INITIAL TENSILE STRENGTH Excellent wound support BRAIDED STRUCTURE Minimum suture memory High usage characteristic Flexibility Excellent tensile strength Excellent knot safety ABSORPTION BY PROGRESSIVE HYDROLYSIS Predictable absorption rate COATED MULTIFILAMENT Minimum wound trauma Minimum capillarity Ease of knot tying and adjustability