SURGICAL SUTURES

About Us Katsan Surgical Sutures, a leading synthetic surgical suture manufacturing company in Turkey, was founded in 1976 as a catgut producer. Katsan is striving for higher quality products and a bigger market share by using innovative technologies. Katsan has a broad range of products that are being used in both human health and veterinary practices. Our portfolio includes synthetic surgical sutures, hemostats and mesh. We conduct researches in our R&D department in order to improve quality and efficiency of marketed products and new projects. The Company’s distribution network consists of...

Katsan Surgical Sutures With our fully CE marked and ISO 13485 quality certificated product array that are produced in our T.R. Ministry of Health approved facilities, we produce world-class sterile surgical medical devices for a variety of surgical operations. Our company success depends on highperforming and professional employees who are experts in their own fields and the creative solutions that we give to our customers. At Katsan, we are responsible to improve quality of lives of the patients, meet the demands of customers and surgeons and we achieve these through ethical practice and by...

- Synthetic Absorbable Absorbable SuturesALCASORB®Polyglycolic Acid Katsan PGA sutures are absorbable, multifilament, synthetic, coated, sterile surgical sutures which are composed of polyglycolic acid. Katsan PGA sutures provide high tensile strength, high knot safety and lower suture memory. Katsan PGA RAPID sutures are absorbable, multifilament, synthetic, coated, sterile surgical sutures which are composed of polyglycolic acid. Katsan PGA RAPID sutures are indicated for short term tissue operations and provide high tensile strength, high knot safety and lower suture memory. Suture Characteristics...

ALCALACTINE®Poly [glycolic acid (90%)-co-lactic acid (10%)] Katsan PGLA sutures are absorbable, multifilament, synthetic, coated, sterile surgical sutures which are composed of 90% glycolic acid and 10% lactic acid copolymerization. Katsan PGLA sutures provide high tensile strength, high knot safety and lower suture memory. Suture Characteristics • Multifilament, synthetic, absorbable Chemical Structure • Poly [glycolic acid (90%)-co-lactic acid (10%)] Coating • Calcium Stearate and Polyglycolic Acid (30%),- Lactic Acid (70%) Color • Violet Wound Support • ~ 30 days Tensile Strength • 2nd week...

Absorbable Sutures - Monofilament - Synthetic Absorbable Katsan PGCL sutures are absorbable, monofilament, synthetic, sterile surgical sutures which are composed of Poly (glycolide (75%)-co-caprolactone (25%)). Katsan PGCL sutures provide high tensile strength, high knot safety and lower suture memory. Katsan PDO sutures are absorbable, monofilament, synthetic, sterile surgical sutures which are composed of p-dioxanone. Katsan PDO sutures provide high tensile strength, high knot safety and lower suture memory. Poly [glycolic acid (75%)-co-caprolactone (25%)] Suture Characteristics Chemical Structure...

- Synthetic Non-Absorbable ALCALENE®Polypropylene Katsan PP sutures are non-absorbable, monofilament, synthetic, sterile surgical sutures which are composed of polypropylene. Katsan PP sutures provide high tensile strength, knot safety and lower suture memory. Polyamide Katsan PA sutures are non-absorbable, monofilament, synthetic, sterile surgical sutures which are composed of of the chain aliphatic polymers Polyamide 6 or 6,6. Katsan PA sutures provide high tensile strength, knot safety and lower suture memory. Suture Characteristics Monofilament, synthetic, Chemical Structure Polypropylene...

- Natural Non-Absorbable ALCASILK® Silk Katsan SILK sutures are non-absorbable, multifilament, natural, coated, sterile surgical sutures which are produced of an organic protein called fibroin. This organic protein is derived from the domesticated species Bombyx mori of the family Bombyciade. Braided ALCASILK® sutures are processed to remove the natural oil and viscous. Katsan SILKsutures provide high tensile strength high knot safety and lower suture memory. Suture Characteristics Chemical Structure Multifilament, natural, non-absorbable Color Black Wound Support Loss over years Absorption Tensile...

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 Coding Example With Needle :A0340Z1T75 ( ALCASORB®, USP 0, 40mm, 1/2 Taper Point, 75cm) Without Needle: A03X4512 ( ALCASORB®, USP 0, without needle, 45cm, 12 Pcs )

Distribution Network Katsan continues to be the leading supplier of best-in-class surgical sutures in America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Oceania region. As Katsan, we export to more than 35 countries. Katsan is operating all over the Turkey, both government and private associations within more than 40 distributors engaged in solution partnerships. Katsan surgical sutures are widely being used in veterinary and dental practices around the globe. www.katsanas.com [email protected]

Quality Policy Katsan offers high quality products to the market by making all processes from raw material to final product delivery without sacrificing quality. It has adopted a continuous quality improvement policy that seeks good quality relations with customers before and after-sales, to receive feedbacks from customers and to improve quality in accordance with these feedbacks and legal requirements. The new manufacturing site in Cigli Izmir with over 2600 m2 area has a ISO class 8 cleanroom with experienced staff that manufactures world quality surgical sutures. With our ISO 13485:2016 and...

Experience in Surgical Sutures Since 1976... e-mail: [email protected] • www.katsanas.com