Bondek® Braided, Absorbable Suture
Enhanced softness and lubricity make Bondek® an ideal choice for cosmetic and general surgery.
Material: Polyglycolic acid (PGA)
Coating: Polyglyd® (polycaprolactone glycerylmonostearate) coating allows the suture to glide through tissue smoothly, reducing friction between the tissue and the suture for minimal tissue trauma.
Characteristics: Bondek® suture offers outstanding smoothness, lubricity, and knotability. The suture has high initial tensile strength during the critical wound healing period; then it breaks down evenly and predictably, reducing painful “spitting”.
Indications: Bondek® is cleared by the FDA for use is general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in ophthalmic procedures, but not for use in cardiovascular or neurological procedures.
Sizes: USP 2 through 8-0
Construction: Braided
Color: Green (colorant: D&C green #6)
Sterilization: Ethylene oxide (EtO)
Configurations:
- Non-sterile spools
- Sterile packages
- Veterinary cassettes
Custom Configurations are Available
Bondek® can be customized to meet the requirements of your unique application, or incorporated into an anchor or driver of your design. Teleflex Medical OEM is a single-source, product development partner that can assemble, package, sterilize, and private label the final product.
Bondek® Suture and Needle Combinations
Teleflex Medical OEM can help you determine a configuration suited for a particular surgical application. Then we will manufacture, sterilize, package, and private label your product with attention to quality every step of the way. More »
USP Requirements for Absorbable Surgical Suture
| Suture Size | USP Diameter (mils.) |
USP Knot Pull (lbs.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP | METRIC | MIN | MAX | MIN |
| 8-0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.154 |
| 7-0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.31 |
| 6-0 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.55 |
| 5-0 | 1 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 1.50 |
| 4-0 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 2.09 |
| 3-0 | 2 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 3.90 |
| 2-0 | 3 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 5.91 |
| 0 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 8.60 |
| 1 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 19.6 | 11.20 |
| 2 | 5 | 19.7 | 23.6 | 14.00 |
Please note: Specifications in the chart are the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) requirements. Bondek® suture meets all the requirements established by the USP for absorbable surgical suture.