MERSILENE® Polyester Fiber Suture

Device Specifications and Comparisons

MERSILENE™ suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures.

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	MERSILENE^™ Polyester Fiber Suture	ETHIBOND EXCEL^™ Polyester Suture

Codes	R424H, D3370, MR21T, D1603, D6094, D1945, D2167, R495T, D4698, R770G, R756G, R750G, R749G, D1643, D2052, D2497, D5951, D9660, D3755, D8843, D2848, D1841, D2726, D8346, D9427, D8649, D8125, D5320, DC547, R833H, D7278, R665H, D8074, D3860, D9433, R832H, R647H, DC450, D8130, D9086, D8051, 1762G, D7342, D7648, R633H, R691G, DC261, D9878, 1779G, 1778G, D9416, D3909, D5574, D5556, D5751, D3220, DC296, D9211, 740G, 1761G, R690G, 746G, 1760G, 1764G, D6036, RS20, RS21, D8113, RS22, RS23, D5789, D10076, D8014, D8062, D7164, D9212, D10117, D9176, D7538, D2135, D8913, 1722G, D7683, D6394	D9498, D7091, MB47G, D5662, X692G, D5569, X695G, X698G, X681G, D5570
Color	Green White	Green White
Antibacterial Coating	No	No
Material/Composition	Polyester	Coated Polyester
Suture Structure	Braided	Braided
Absorbable	No	No
Absorption Rate	--	--
Directionality	Unidirectional	Unidirectional
Available Needle Options	Taperpoint Tapercut Cutting Edge Reverse Cutting Edge Prime Reverse Cutting Edge Spatula Reverse/ Conventional Cutting Edge Ultima Reverse Cutting Edge Spatulated Center Point Blunt Point	Taperpoint Taperpoint Cardio Tapercut Cutting Edge Reverse/Conventional Cutting Edge Prime Reverse Blunt Point Ethiguard Trocar
Special Options	MultiPass™ CONTROL RELEASE™	VISI-BLACK™ MultiPass™ CONTROL RELEASE™
Pledget Options	No	Yes
Strands per Pack	1 2 3 4 6 8 10	1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Quantity per Box	6 12 24 36	6 12 24 36