KATSAN MEDICAL DEVICES “Taste of life with qualified dental care” DENTAL SURGICAL SUTURE PRODUCT CATALOGUE

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 surgery...

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

INDICATING LENGTH OF THE SUTURE PRODUCT CODING OF SUTURES WITH NEEDLE PRODUCT CODING OF SUTURES WITHOUT NEEDLE A 03 40 Z 1 T 75 • Suture Length •«— Number of suture .+

ALCASORB® High knot safety -5-

PGA - Polyglicolic Acid 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.

ABSORPTION BY PROGRESSIVE HYDROLYSISBRAIDED STRUCTURE Minimum suture memory High usage characteristic Flexibility Excellent tensile strength Excellent knot safety Minimum tissue trauma Minimum capillarity Ease of knot tying and adjustability

PGAPolyglycolic Acid 1/2 CIRCLE TAPER POINT NEEDLE 3/8 CIRCLE REVERSE CUTTING EDGE NEEDLE

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 are...

BRAIDED STRUCTURE Minimum suture memory High usage characteristic Flexibility Excellent tensile strength Excellent knot safety HIGH INITIAL TENSILE STRENGTH Minimum wound trauma Minimum capillarity Ease of knot tying and adjustability TENSILE STRENGTH (%)

PGARPolyglycolic Acid Rapid 3/8 CIRCLE REVERSE CUTTING EDGE NEEDLE

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 non-needled...

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

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

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 6/0...

ABSORPTION BY PROGRESSIVE HYDROLYSIS Predictable absorption rate BRAIDED STRUCTURE Minimum suture memory High usage characteristic Flexibility Excellent tensile strength Excellent knot safety HIGH INITIAL TENSILE STRENGTH Minimum wound trauma Minimum capillarity Ease of knot tying and adjustability ALCALACTINETENSILE STRENGTH (%) Complete Absorption

ALCALACTINE ® RAPID PGLARPoly (glycolic acid (90%)-co-lactic acid (10%)) Rapid 3/8 CIRCLE REVERSE CUTTING EDGE

ALCALACTONE® Easy tissue penetration, minimum wound trauma - 21 -

PGCL - Poly (glycolic acid (75%)-co-caprolactone (25%)) ALCALACTONE® sutures are synthetic absorbable sterile surgical sutures which are made of Polyglycolide and caprolactone. In order to ease of operation, ALCALACTONE® sutures are coloured D&G violet No: 2. ALCALACTONE® 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.