ALCALACTINE® RAPID

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 braid structure of the suture is coated. Coated suture is prepared by Calcium Stearate and Polyglycolic Acid (30%), – Lactic Acid (70%) mixture.

ALCALACTINE RAPID sutures when implanted into a living organism, it is absorbed by that organism and cause no undue tissue irritation. ALCALACTINE RAPID sutures have been found to be non-antigenic, non- pyrogenic and elicit only a mild tissue reaction during absorption.

ALCALACTINE RAPID sutures meet all requirements for synthetic absorbable surgical sutures specified at the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) and United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) except for diameters which are slightly oversized in some sizes.

ALCALACTINE RAPID sutures are available as sterile, braided and undyed (natural) strands in sizes USP 6/0 through USP 2 (metric sizes 0.7 – 5), in a variety of lengths, with or without various needles.

Products are presented in suture boxes with 12 pieces, 24 pieces, 36 pieces.