Monodek® Monofilament, Absorbable Suture
Monodek® is a strong and easy-to-handle suture that possesses outstanding resorption characteristics essential for delicate needs.
Material: Polydioxanone (PDO)
Coating: None
Characteristics: Smooth, secure suture with a low risk of wicking. Monodek® suture retains its initial wound healing tensile strength better than PDS II™* and other comparable brands with 70% at two weeks, 50% at four weeks, and 25% at six weeks
Indications: Monodek® is indicated for use in all types of soft tissue approximation, including use in pediatric cardiovascular tissue where growth is expected to occur and in ophthalmic surgery. Monodek® suture is not indicated in adult cardiovascular tissue, microsurgery, and neural tissue.
These sutures are particularly useful where the combination of an absorbable suture and extended wound support (up to six weeks) is desirable.
Sizes: USP 0 through 6-0
Construction: Monofilament
Tensile strength retention: 70% at two weeks, 50% at four weeks, and 25% at six weeks
Color: Violet (colorant: D&C violet #2)
Sterilization: Ethylene oxide (EtO)
Configurations:
- Monodek® is only available as a sterile finished good. It is not available as a non-sterile product or on a spool.
- Sterile packages
Custom Configurations are Available
Monodek® 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.
Monodek® 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.) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP | METRIC | MIN | MAX | MIN |
| 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 |
Please note: Specifications in the chart are the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) requirements. Monodek® suture meets all requirements established by the USP for sterile, non-absorbable surgical sutures.
*PDS II is a trademark of Johnson and Johnson.