Plus Antibacterial Sutures by ETHICON™

Device Specifications and Comparisons

Coated VICRYL Plus Antibacterial Suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, except for ophthalmic, cardiovascular and neurological tissues.

PDS Plus Suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in pediatric cardiovascular tissue where growth is expected to occur. PDS Plus Suture is not indicated in adult cardiovascular and neurological tissue. These sutures are particularly useful where the combination of an absorbable suture and extended wound support (up to 6 weeks) is desirable.

MONOCRYL Plus Antibacterial Sutures are indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, but not for use in cardiovascular or neurological tissues, microsurgery or ophthalmic surgery.

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	Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures	Coated VICRYL^™ (polyglactin 910) Suture

Codes	See Wound Closure Catalog	J912G, D8116, J267H, J870H, J568H, J280H, J260H, J270H, JB260, J694H
Color	Violet or Undyed	Violet or Undyed
Antibacterial Coating	Yes	No
Material/Composition	Polyglactin 910, Triclosan (Coated VICRYL™ Plus) Poliglecaprone 25, Triclosan (MONOCRYL™ Plus) Polydioxanone, Triclosan (PDS™ Plus)	Polyglactin 910
Suture Structure	Braided (Coated VICRYL™ Plus) Monofilament (MONOCRYL™ Plus, PDS™ Plus)	Braided
Absorbable	Yes	Yes
Absorption Rate	56-70 days (Coated VICRYL™ Plus) 90-120 days (MONOCRYL™ Plus) 182-238 days (PDS™ Plus)	56-70 days
Directionality	Unidirectional or Bidirectional (Coated VICRYL™ Plus) Unidirectional (MONOCRYL™ Plus, PDS™ Plus)	Unidirectional
Available Needle Options	MONOCRYL™ Plus Taperpoint Cutting Edge Reverse Cutting Edge Prime Reverse/Conventional Blunt Point Ethiguard Coated VICRYL™ Plus Taperpoint Tapercut Cutting Edge Reverse Cutting Edge Prime Reverse/Conventional Blunt Point Ethiguard PDS™ Plus Taperpoint Tapercut Cutting Edge Reverse Cutting Edge Prime Reverse/Conventional Blunt Point Ethiguard Blunt Point	Taperpoint Tapercut Cutting Edge Reverse/ Conventional Cutting Edge Spatula Reverse/ Conventional Cutting Edge Prime Reverse/ Conventional Cutting Edge Spatulated Center Point Blunt Point Ethiguard Blunt Point
Special Options	MultiPass™ (Coated VICRYL™ Plus, MONOCRYL™ Plus, PDS™ Plus) CONTROL RELEASE™ (Coated VICRYL™ Plus)	MultiPass™ CONTROL RELEASE™
Pledget Options	No	No
Strands per Pack	1, 3, 4, 6, 8, or 12 (Coated VICRYL™ Plus) 1 (MONOCRYL™ Plus) 1, or 8 (PDS™ Plus)	1 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Quantity per Box	12, 24, or 36 (Coated VICRYL™ Plus) 12 or 36 (MONOCRYL™ Plus) 12, 24, or 36 (PDS™ Plus)	12 24 36