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  3. MONOCRYL® (poliglecaprone 25) Suture   

MONOCRYL® (poliglecaprone 25) Suture   

MONOCRYL® (poliglecaprone 25) Suture   

MONOCRYL Suture is a highly pliable monofilament suture that handles and ties easily, 
is virtually inert in tissue, and absorbs predictably. High initial tensile strength diminishes over 2 weeks postoperatively.1

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Ethicon offers MONOCRYL Suture for many types of soft tissue approximation

Composition and indications

MONOCRYL Suture is a monofilament synthetic absorbable surgical suture comprised of a glycolide and epsilon-caprolactone copolymer. It is indicated for procedures that require high initial tensile strength diminishing over 2 weeks postoperatively, including subcuticular closure and soft tissue approximations and ligations.1*

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Ethicon offers MONOCRYL Plus Antibacterial suture with the same handling as MONOCRYL suture

Get the benefit of Plus Antibacterial Technology in a MONOCRYL Suture

MONOCRYL® Plus Antibacterial (poliglecaprone 25) Sutures handle and perform just like traditional sutures1-3—and are shown in vitro to inhibit bacterial colonization on the suture.4

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Ethicon also offers barbed suture - STRATAFIX Knotless Tissue Control Devices

Get the benefit of barbed technology in a MONOCRYL Plus Suture

STRATAFIX™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices can close wounds substantially faster than using an interrupted technique.5 They are available in a combination of sizes, lengths, and needle types, including those appropriate for open, laparoscopic, and robotic procedures, as well as with Plus Antibacterial Technology.

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Ethicon also offers DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure system for optimized healing and patient satisfaction

Discover a modern alternative to subcuticular sutures and staples

DERMABOND® PRINEO® Skin Closure System consists of a liquid topical skin adhesive and a self-adhering mesh that provides temporary skin edge alignment until the adhesive is applied.6 In a clinical study, cosmesis was better with DERMABOND PRINEO System than with conventional suturing in skin closure.7

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Supporting Documentation

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ETHICON Wound Closure Catalog

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Product Specifications

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D10051 4-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X36" PS-4C 

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D7611 2-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X36" UR-6 DOUBLE ARMED 

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D7656 2-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X27" PS-1 

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D8291 3-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X36" CT-3 

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D8477 2-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 4X36" TIE 

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D8539 4-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X18" P-2 

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D8550 2-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X27" SH,UR-6 DOUBLE ARMED 

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D8592 2-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X27" UR-6 DOUBLE ARMED 

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D8633 4-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X18" PC-16 

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D8655 4-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X18" SC-1 DOUBLE ARMED 

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D8678 1 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X27" MO-5 

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D8694 2-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X36" SH DOUBLE ARMED 

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D8721 3-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X27" MH 

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D8726 5-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X27" TF-5 

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D8752 2-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X27" UR-5 DOUBLE ARMED 

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D8762 5-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X18" P-2 

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D8786 2-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X27" PS-2 

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D8797 4-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X36" PS-1 

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D8815 1 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X36" CTXB 

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D8839 4-0 MONOCRYL UNDYED 1X18" PS-4 

References

*MONOCRYL Suture is not indicated for neural, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, and microsurgical applications.1  

1. Ethicon Wound Closure Manual. 2012. Ethicon, Inc.

2. Barbolt TA. Chemistry and safety of triclosan, and its use as an antimicrobial coating on Coated VICRYL* Plus Antibacterial Suture (coated polyglactin 910 suture with triclosan). Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2002;(3 suppl 1):S45-S53.

3. Ford H, Jones P, Gaines B, Reblock K, Simpkins D. Intraoperative handling and wound healing: controlled clinical trial comparing coated VICRYL® Plus antibacterial suture (coated polyglactin 910 suture with triclosan) with coated VICRYL® suture (coated polyglactin 910 suture). Surg. Infect. 2005;6(3):313-321. 

4. Ming X, Rothenburger S, Yang D. In vitro antibacterial efficacy of Monocryl Plus Antibacterial Suture (poligelcaprone 25 with triclosan). Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2007;8(2):201-208.

5. DERMABOND® PRINEO® Skin Closure System Instructions for Use. Ethicon, Inc. 

6. Parvizi D, Friedl H, Schintler MV, et al. Use of 2‐octyl cyanoacrylate together with a self‐adhering mesh (Dermabond™ Prineo™) for skin closure following abdominoplasty: an open, prospective, controlled, randomized, clinical study. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2013;37(3):529‐537.

7. Measured by the Hollander Cosmesis Scale at 2 weeks after surgery and the Vancouver Scar Scale 6 and 12 months after surgery in a prospective, randomized controlled trial (N=60).

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