Force Fiber® Braided, Non-absorbable Suture
Force Fiber – another innovation from Teleflex Medical OEM – is specially engineered to deliver the outstanding performance required to meet the demands of cardiovascular and orthopedic surgery procedures.
Download a PDF of the brochure, "Force Fiber® Surgical Suture"
Materials:
- White: Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)
- Blue/white cobraid: UHMWPE with blue polypropylene
- Black/white cobraid: UHMWPE with black nylon 6,6
Coating: None
Characteristics: Force Fiber® exhibits easy handling, outstanding knot and tensile strength, and lubricity. During knotting, Force Fiber® has a flatter profile than most polyester and polyblend sutures to allow smaller knots and for each successive knot to better lock up against the last.
Indications: Force Fiber® is indicated for use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissue, including the use in cardiovascular surgeries and use of allograft tissue for orthopedic surgeries. Please note: Force Fiber® suture is indicated for cardiovascular use only in the United States.
Sizes:
- White: 5 through 5-0, 2mm tape
- Blue/white cobraid: 5 through 5-0
- Black/white cobraid: 5 through 5-0
Please note: Specifications in the chart are United States Pharmacopeia (USP) requirements. Teleflex Medical OEM’s sutures meet or exceed USP minimums.
Construction: Braided
Colors:
- White (colorant: none)
- White/blue cobraid (blue polypropylene colorant is [phthalocyaninato (-2)] copper)
- White/black cobraid (black nylon 6,6 colorant is logwood extract)
Sterilization: Ethylene oxide (EtO)
Important: Gamma sterilization is not recommended for Force Fiber® UHMWPE suture due to potential loss of suture strength.
Configurations:
- Sterile, private labeled product
- Bulk, non-sterile spool
- Cut lengths
- Configured with needle
Custom Configurations are Available
Force Fiber® 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.
Force Fiber® 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 Non-absorbable Surgical Suture
| Suture Size | USP Diameter (mils.) |
USP Knot Pull (lbs.) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP | METRIC | MIN | MAX | MIN |
| 5-0 | 1 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 0.88 |
| 4-0 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 1.32 |
| 3-0 | 2 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 2.12 |
| 2-0 | 3 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 3.18 |
| 0 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 4.76 |
| 1 | 4 0 | 15.7 | 19.6 | 6.0 |
| 2 | 5 | 19.7 | 23.6 | 7.76 |
| 3 and 4 | 6 | 23.6 | 27.5 | 10.46 |
| 5 | 7 | 27.6 | 31.5 | 13.58 |
Please note: Specifications in the chart are the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) requirements. Force Fiber® suture meets all the requirements established by the USP for non-absorbable surgical suture, except for oversize diameter. Knot pull values are for sterile suture.