Suture material for
VASCULAR SURGERY
Surgical sutures
Convincing down to the smallest detail Decades of experience
As the oldest German manufacturer
In order to ensure consistent high qua-
of surgical suture material, SERAG-
lity, SERAG-WIESSNER maintains a cer-
WIESSNER
tified quality management system in
uniquely
combines
expe-
rience with the most up-to-date medical
accordance
expertise. The manufacture of sterile
norms DIN EN ISO 13485.
catgut was started nearly 150 years ago.
Hi-tech and hand crafted The manufacture of surgical suture material is characterised by the contrast between the most up-to-date manufacturing technologies and a high proportion of manual production processes. At SERAG-WIESSNER, packaging and sterilisation of the needle-suture combination takes place in supervised clean rooms using computer-controlled manufacturing machinery and facilities. At the same time, many production steps require employees with many years of experience, who reliably perform delicate work by hand.
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Absorbable sutures
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SERAsynth® (violet)
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non-absorbable
This polydioxanone suture belongs to
polypropylene suture is the proven
the group of absorbable materials. The
classic product for vascular surgery.
monofilament is characterised by its
lSERALENE
Tensile strength in %
excellent sliding behaviour and high ®
(blue)
linear
and
knot
tensile
strength.
The basic substance of this suture is
SERASYNTH® has a prolonged absorption
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a mate-
profile and is used in vascular surgery,
rial related to PTFE.
also in vessels whose growth is not yet
lSERALENE
Absorption profile
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thus belongs to the group
of monofilament, non-absorbable sutu-
Absorption behaviour of absorbable suture materials
100
50
concluded. 0
x
res and was specifically developed for vascular surgery. Compared
lSERALENE
with ®
polypropylene,
has a much higher long-
term stability, i.e. the material remains unchanged in the body.
lSERALENE
®
is
considerably softer and more elastic than polypropylene. This results in better knot placement, more reliable knot-holding security and a smaller memory effect.
Number of days
x = half-life Time when the tensile strength reaches 50% of its original value. Absorption time Time until the thread is completely absorbed.
Absorption of synthetic suture materials Material
Half-life Absorption time (days) (days)
SERAsynth® approx. 28–42
approx. 180-210
400 steel
300 steel
SERAG-WIESSNER 300 STEEL NEEDLES HAVE VERY HIGH DUCTILITY AND LOW PENETRATING FORCES.
Quality for high performance
Steel quality For our vascular programme, we use exclusively 300-series steel needles. This steel is so hard that the bores for suture fixation can only be produced
of bending resistance and a maximum ductility (= breaking strength). This ensures that even if the needle should bend, it is scarcely possible for it to break.
with the help of the most up-to-date laser technology or high-performance
Anti-reflective surface
drills.
In addition to the standard needles, SERAG-WIESSNER also includes anti-
Bending resistance Due to the particularly high quality of the steel, SERAG-WIESSNER needles for vascular surgery achieve a high degree
reflective needles in its product range. The dark colour of these needles prevents distracting light reflections during surgical procedures, thus helping the surgeon to work more safely.
Reference product 1 Reference product 2 Serag-Wiessner 300-series steel needles
Penetration force in N
Ductility in °
Yield in N
Round-bodied needle with standard point
Round-bodied needle, with trocar point
Standard needle
Anti-reflective needle
Together with a special coating, the
If a third or fourth letter follows, this
bevelling of the needle point, which is
refers to special characteristics of the
particularly suitable for vascular sur-
needle. The number after the letters
gery, leads to a marked reduction in
indicates the straightened length of the
penetration force and thus better pene-
needle in mm.
tration properties in the tissues.
Needle types
Creative and innovative packaging from SERAG-WIESSNER
The designations of our atraumatic needles consist of a letter-number com-
For many years in its product develop-
bination in accordance with the recom-
ment SERAG-WIESSNER has placed parti-
mendations of the Technical Committee
cular emphasis on customer-orientated,
of the Association of Manufacturers of
safe, environmentally friendly and, above
Surgical Suture Material. The first
all, functional packaging. For vascular
letter indicates the needle shape and
surgery, a long pack has been specifically
the second letter indicates the needle
developed
cross-section.
nations.
for
needle-suture
combi-
Needles Needle shape D = 3/8 circle H = 1/2 circle Needle cross-section R = round-bodied needle Special characteristics M = micro-short bevel T = trocar point Examples: DR 18 D 3/8 circle R round-bodied needle 18 18 mm long (straightened length) HRT 20 H 1/2 circle R round-bodied needle T trocar point 20 20 mm long (straightened length) needle point
attaching zone
needle diameter c urve length
= straightened length
needle body
SERALENE SERAPREN SERAPREN
dr-8 +dr-8
dr-9
dr-15
Code number dyed
12
LP042890
8/0 0,4 8/0 0,4
1 x 0,45 1 x 0,60
12 12
CP041390 CP042890
SERALENE
7/0 0,5
1 x 0,60
24
LP0528A2
SERAPREN SERAPREN
8/0 0,4 7/0 0,5
1 x 0,60 1 x 0,60
12 24
CP0428A2 CP0528A2
SERALENE SERALENE
7/0 0,5 6/0 0,7
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LO05340A LO07340A
SERAPREN
7/0 0,5
1 x 0,75
24
CO05340A
7/0 0,5
1 x 0,70
24
9O05320A
SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE
7/0 0,5 7/0 0,5 6/0 0,7
1 x 0,60 1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24 24
LP05280A LP05340A LP07340A
SERAPREN SERAPREN
7/0 0,5 6/0 0,7
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
CP05340A CP07340A
6/0 0,7
1 x 0,70
36
9P07320A
SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE
6/0 0,7 5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24 24
LO07341A LO10341A LO15341A
SERAPREN SERAPREN
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
CO07341A CO10341A
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,70 1 x 0,70
24 24
9O07321A 9O10321A
1 1 1 1
0,75 0,90 0,75 0,90
24 24 24 24
LP07341A LP07441A LP10341A LP10441A
SERASYNTH SERASYNTH dr-12 +dr-12
Units per box
1 x 0,60
SERASYNTH
dr-12
Length of suture/metre
8/0 0,4
SERASYNTH dr-9 +dr-9
Size/EP
Size/USP
Material
Needle designation
product range needle-suture combinations
dr-6 +dr-6
SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE
6/0 6/0 5/0 5/0
SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN
7/0 0,5 6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24 24
CP05341A CP07341A CP10341A
5/0
1 x 0,70
24
9O103203
SERASYNTH
0,7 0,7 1 1
1
x x x x
24 24
LO10342A LO15342A
SERAPREN
4/0 1,5
1 x 0,75
24
CO15342A
SERALENE SERALENE
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90
24 24
LP10442A LP15442A
SERAPREN
4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90
24
CP15442A
SERALENE SERALENE
7/0 0,5 6/0 0,7
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LP05349A LP07349A
SERAPREN SERAPREN
7/0 0,5 6/0 0,7
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
CP05349A CP07349A
drm-12
SERALENE SERALENE
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LO07342P LO10342P
drm-12 +drm-12
SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE
6/0 0,7 5/0 1 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75 1 x 0,90
24 24 24
LP07342P LP10342P LP10442P
SERAPREN SERAPREN
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
CP07342P CP10342P
SERALENE SERALENE
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LO07340B LO10340B
SERAPREN SERAPREN
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
CO07340B CO10340B
SERALENE SERALENE
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LP07340B LP10340B
SERAPREN SERAPREN
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,90
24 24
CP07340B CP10440B
drt-17
SERALENE SERALENE
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LO10341B LO15341B
drt-17 + drt-17
SERALENE
4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90
24
LP15441B
drm-9 +drm-9
drt-12
drt-12 +drt-12
product range
dr-17 + dr-17
Code number dyed
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
Units per box
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
needle-suture combinations
Length of suture/metre
Size/EP
Material
SERALENE SERALENE
Size/USP
Needle designation
dr-17
hr-12
SERALENE SERAPREN
hr-17
Code number dyed
Units per box
Length of suture/metre
24
LP07447C
6/0 0,7
1 x 0,90
24
CP07447C
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LO07340C LO10340C
SERAPREN SERAPREN
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
CO10340C CO15340C
6/0 6/0 5/0 4/0
1 1 1 1
0,45 0,70 0,70 0,70
24 24 24 24
9O071338 9O073238 9O103238 9O153238
0,7 0,7 1 1,5
x x x x
SERALENE SERALENE
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LP07340C LP10340C
SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN
7/0 0,5 6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24 24
CP05340C CP07340C CP10340C
SERALENE SERALENE
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LO10341C LO15341C
SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN
5/0 1 4/0 1,5 3/0 2
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24 24
CO10341C CO15341C CO20341C
5/0 1 4/0 1,5 3/0 2
1 x 0,70 1 x 0,70 1 x 0,70
24 24 24
9O103276 9O153276 9O203276
SERALENE SERALENE
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90
24 24
LP10441C LP15441C
SERAPREN SERAPREN
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90
24 24
CP10441C CP15441C
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,70 1 x 0,70
36 36
9P10321C 9P15321C
SERASYNTH SERASYNTH
hr-22
1 x 0,90
SERASYNTH SERASYNTH SERASYNTH hr-17 +hr-17
6/0 0,7
SERALENE SERALENE
SERASYNTH SERASYNTH SERASYNTH SERASYNTH hr-12 +hr-12
Size/EP
Size/USP
Material
Needle designation
product range needle-suture combinations
hr-10 +hr-10
SERALENE SERALENE
4/0 1,5 3/0 2
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LO15342C LO20342C
SERAPREN SERAPREN
4/0 1,5 3/0 2
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
CO15342C CO20342C
4/0 4/0 3/0 2/0
1 1 1 1
24 24 24 24
9O15322C 9O15442C 9O20322C 9O30322C
SERASYNTH SERASYNTH SERASYNTH SERASYNTH
1,5 1,5 2 3
x x x x
0,70 0,90 0,70 0,70
1 x 0,90
24
LP15442C
SERAPREN
4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90
24
CP15442C
3/0 3/0
1 x 0,70 1 x 1,20
12 12
9P20322C 9P20482C
2 2
SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE
4/0 3/0 2/0 2/0 0 0
1,5 2 3 3 3,5 3,5
1 1 1 1 1 1
x x x x x x
0,75 0,75 0,75 0,90 0,75 0,90
24 24 24 24 24 24
LO15343C LO20343C LO30343C LO30443C LO35343C LO35443C
SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN
4/0 3/0 3/0 2/0 2/0 0
1,5 2 2 3 3 3,5
1 1 1 1 1 1
x x x x x x
0,75 0,75 0,90 0,75 0,90 0,75
24 24 24 24 24 24
CO15343C CO20343C CO20443C CO30343C CO30443C CO35343C
4/0 1,5 3/0 2 2/0 3 0 3,5
1 1 1 1
x x x x
0,70 0,70 0,70 0,70
24 24 24 24
9O153241 9O203241 9O303241 9O353241
SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE
4/0 1,5 3/0 2 2/0 3
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90
24 24 24
LP15443C LP20443C LP30443C
SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN
4/0 1,5 3/0 2 2/0 3
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90
24 24 24
CP15443C CP20443C CP30443C
4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90
36
9P15443C
SERASYNTH
SERALENE
5/0
1
1 x 0,75
24
LO10340E
SERApren
5/0
1
1 x 0,75
24
CO10340E
5/0 1 4/0 1,5 3/0 2
1 x 0,45 1 x 0,70 1 x 0,70
24 24 24
9O101356 9O153256 9O203256
hrt-17
SERASYNTH SERASYNTH SERASYNTH hrt-17 +hrt-17
SERALENE SERALENE
5/0 1 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90
24 24
LP10440E LP15440E
SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN
5/0 1 4/0 1,5 4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90 1 x 1,20
24 24 24
CP10440E CP15440E CP15480E
needle-suture combinations
4/0 1,5
product range
Code number dyed
Units per box
SERASYNTH SERASYNTH SERASYNTH SERASYNTH hr-26 +hr-26
Length of suture/metre
SERALENE
SERASYNTH SERASYNTH
hr-26
Size/EP
Size/USP
Material
Needle designation
hr-22 +hr-22
SERALENE
3/0
hrt-20 +hrt-20
SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE
SERAPREN
hrt-26
Code number dyed
24
LO20341E
4/0 1,5 3/0 2 3/0 2
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,90 1 x1,20
24 24 24
LP15441E LP20441E LP20481E
4/0 1,5
1 x 0,90
24
CP15441E
SERALENE SERALENE
3/0 2/0
2 3
1 x 0,90 1 x 0,75
24 24
LO20442E LO30342E
SERAPREN
2/0
3
1 x 0,75
24
CO30342E
2/0
3
1 x 0,70
24
9O303257
1 1 1 1
1,20 0,90 1,20 0,90
24 24 24 24
LP15482E LP20442E LP20482E LP30442E
2
Units per box
1 x 0,75
SERASYNTH
hrt-26 +hrt-26
Length of suture/metre
Size/EP
Size/USP
Material
Needle designation
product range needle-suture combinations
hrt-20
SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE SERALENE
4/0 3/0 3/0 2/0
1,5 2 2 3
x x x x
SERAPREN SERAPREN SERAPREN
4/0 1,5 3/0 2 3/0 2
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,90 1 x 1,20
24 24 24
CP15342E CP20442E CP20482E
SERAPREN SERAPREN
2/0 2/0
1 x 1,20 1 x 1,40
24 24
CP30481D CP30791D
hrt-35 +hrt-35
Further combinations on request!
3 3
dr-9
dr-9 +dr-9
dr-12 +dr-12
SERAPREN
6/0 0,7
1 x 0,75
24
CO0734R1
SERALENE SERALENE
7/0 0,5 6/0 0,7
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LP0534R1 LP0734R1
SERAPREN
7/0 0,5
1 x 0,75
24
CP0534R1
SERALENE SERALENE
6/0 0,7 5/0 1
1 x 0,75 1 x 0,75
24 24
LP0734R2 LP1034R2
SERAPREN
3/0
2
1 x 1,20
24
CP2048R7
SERAPREN SERAPREN
3/0 2/0
2 3
1 x 1,20 1 x 1,20
24 24
CP2048R8 CP3048R8
SERALENE
8/0 0,4
2 x 0,60
12
LP049L90
SERALENE
7/0 0,5
2 x 0,60
12
LP059LA2
hr-26 +hr-26
product range
Code number dyed
Units per box
Length of suture/metre
Size/EP
Size/USP
Material
Needle designation
anti-reflective needles
long packs
dr-6 +dr-6
dr-8 +dr-8
needle-suture combinations
hrt-30 +hrt-30
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