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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*
  • UHMWPE 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.
  • Force Fiber 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
Size 1 2 3 & 4 5
Average Round Diameter (mils) 19.00 – 25.00 22.00 – 28.00 27.00 – 33.00 30.00 – 36.00
Average Flat Width (mm) 0.90 – 1.35 1.10 – 1.50 1.35 – 1.70 1.50 – 2.00
Average Round Knot Pull (lbs) 19.70 22.04 28.80 34.81
Average Flat Knot Pull (lbs) 20.60 25.10 31.86 38.17

Color and Composition

Solid
White Undyed UHMWPE
Blue (Sizes 3, 4, 5 only) Blue-dyed UHMWPE
Multi-Colored
White/Blue Cobraid of undyed and blue UHMWPE
White/Green Cobraid of undyed UHMWPE and green polyester (PET)
White/Black Cobraid of undyed UHMWPE and black nylon 6,6
White/Blue Cobraid of undyed UHMWPE and blue polypropylene (PP)

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

Patterns

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

Configurations

Spools (250 yards) Non-sterile only
Cut Length (Heat Stiffened, Tipped) Sterile or Non-sterile
Needled Sterile or Non-sterile
Private Labeled Sterile only

*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.

Note:

  • The sterile device has clearance/approvals in the US, EU and Canada.

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