MONOCRYL* (Poliglecaprone 25) Suture

General Information

• Excellent out-of-package strength
• Great pliability and smooth passage through tissue
• Easier to handle than most absorbable monofilaments
• Less tissue reaction than chromic gut, less tissue drag, and no fraying
  

Frequent Uses

• Bladder
• Gastro-intestinal
• Subcuticular closure
• Ligatures
• Reproductive tract
• Fascia closure/Linea alba (young, healthy, fast healing animals)

Tensile Strength Retention Profile (Dyed)

CHART SUMMARY
60-70% 1 week
30-40% 2 weeks

Absorbed in 90-119 days

Needles

Needle	Needle Reference	3	2	1	0	2-0	3-0	4-0	5-0	6-0	7-0
Reverse Cutting
	CP-1				Y967H BX36/36in Violet
	FS-1					Y943H BX36/36in Violet	Y942H BX36/36in Violet
	FS-2						Y923H BX36/36in Violet	Y922H BX36/36in Violet
	FSL				Y987H BX36/36in Violet
Precision Point-Reverse Cutting
	P-3							Y494G BX12/18in Undyed	Y493G BX12/18in Undyed
	P-3							Y464G BX12/18in Violet	Y463G BX12/18in Violet
Taper Point
	CT-1			Y347H BX36/36in Violet	Y346H BX36/36in Violet	Y345H BX36/36in Violet	Y344H BX36/36in Violet
	CT-2				Y334H BX36/27in Violet	Y762H BX36/36in Violet
	CTX			Y399H BX36/36in Violet
	RB-1							Y304H BX36/27in Violet	Y303H BX36/27in Violet
	SH					Y732H BX36/36in Violet	Y316H BX36/27in Violet	Y315H BX36/27in Violet