FORCE FIBER FUSION^™ SUTURE

AT A GLANCE

• Flat section is 38% thinner than similar product*
• 75% smaller knot profile than competitor’s product*
• More uniform pressure distribution than similar product*
• Suture can be custom configured to your application

Look Closely! Force Fiber Fusion^™ Suture Has Both Round and Flat Structures. Our Proprietary, Continuous Braiding Process Creates a Construct with Seamless Transitions Between the Segments.

Ingenious Suture with Outstanding Properties

• Fusion™ Suture combines the performance characteristics of Force Fiber® Suture and Force Fiber OrthoTape® Braid into a single strand.
• Fusion™ Suture is braided using a proprietary, continuous process that creates seamless transitions from round suture to flat braid and back to round suture. Don’t confuse Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture with look-alike products that are simply a flat segment “sewn” onto two round sutures.
• Fusion™ Suture has a broader footprint and more uniform distribution of pressure compared to similar sutures*. This may reduce tissue strangulation and a “cutting effect” in applications where tissue pull-through may be concern.
• Lower knot profile than similar sized suture. Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture’s average knot height is 1/4 the size of similar suture.
• The height of Fusion™ Suture’s flat section is 38% thinner than similar products.

Learn more about “Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture and other Force Fiber® products; read our brochure online or download a PDF

High-Strength, Easy-To-Handle Suture

• Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture is softer and more pliable than similar products on the market.***
• Suture gently contours and lies flat on the surface.
• Prepared from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) to be strong, durable, and lubricious.
• Outstanding knot pull strength and knot security when comparing size 3 & 4 Fusion™ Suture to size 2 Force Fiber Suture® (round).

More Color, Size, and Pattern Choices, More Possibilities

• USP suture sizes 1 to 5.** Additional sizes can be evaluated upon request.
• Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture is available in more color and pattern options than similar products in the marketplace.
• Tracer strands, and criss cross, and striped patterns allow for easy identification during the surgical procedures. Custom patterns evaluated upon request.
• Choose from solid color or multi-colored braid.
• The lengths of round and flat segments can be customized upon request.
• Widths, lengths, and patterns can be customized to meet your requirements.
• Suture can be customized with integrated complex constructs. For example, a strand can be split into “loops” or multiple, end branches. Learn More

Color and Composition

Note: Development times for multi-colored suture may vary. Evaluated upon request.

Patterns

• Criss Cross
• Striped
• Tracer strands
• Custom pattern evaluated upon request

Indication

• Sterile Fusion™ Suture is cleared in the USA for approximation and/or ligation of soft tissue, including the use of allograft tissue for orthopedic procedures.
• Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture is cleared for USA marketing under a 510(k) as a Class II device.

Configurations

*Testing conducted on size 3 & 4, and 5 Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture against comparable product in sterilized form. These tests may not be indicative of clinical performance. Data on file.

**Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture’s round segments meets USP requirements for strength and needle attachment, but exceed USP for diameter. Flat segment differs from USP requirements.

***According to a survey conducted of subject matter experts which compared and ranked size 3 & 4, and 5 Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture against a comparable product, FiberTape® size 2.

Customization Is What We Are All About

Teleflex Medical OEM is your single source solution for custom sutures, braids, and fibers. Our extensive, vertically-integrated capabilities include concept development, engineering, regulatory affairs, material selection and formulation, prototyping, testing and validation, manufacturing, finishing operations, and more.
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