PDS* PLUS Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Sutures
Offer your patients protection and strength for slow-healing tissue
Extend monofilament wound support
- Wound support for approximately 42 days.
- Stronger longer than Maxon™ or Biosyn™ sutures13
- Enhanced with the added protection of IRGACARE®† MP
A stronger suture with greater pliability and easier handling
- PDS* Plus Sutures have less bending stiffness than Maxon, for more pliability13.
- PDS* Plus Sutures offer surgeons:
- Less out-of-package memory than the competition
- Smooth passage through tissue
PDS* Plus Sutures are best for use in:
- Ligation
- Soft tissue approximation
- Pediatric cardiovascular tissue
- Ophthalmic surgery (other than contact with cornea and sclera)
Not for use in adult cardiovascular tissue, microsurgery, and neural tissue.
Mass absorption by hydrolysis is complete in approximately 182 to 238 days.
Available in a variety of sizes and compositions to meet all your patients’ needs
- Structure: monofilament
- Color: dyed or undyed
- Size: USP<6-0 through 1 (metric 0.7-4)
- Raw material: polydioxanone
Since 66% of infections are confined to the incision, it makes sense to use Plus SUTURES as a part of your protocol to prevent bacterial colonization of the suture5
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