Ethicon Vicryl Plus # 3-0 Absorbable Violet Braided Suture (VP 2401)

Ethicon VP2401 Vicryl Plus 3-0 Violet Braided Antibacterial Suture, Size: 45cm (Pack of 12) is a premium quality product from Ethicon. All Ethicon VP2401 Vicryl Plus sutures are manufactured by using quality assured material and advanced techniques, which make them up to the standard in this highly challenging field. The materials utilized to manufacture Ethicon VP2401 Vicryl Plus are sourced from the most reliable and official vendors, chosen after performing detailed market surveys. Ethicon sutures are widely acknowledged in the market for their high quality.

The coated Vicryl Plus Suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/ or ligation, except for ophthalmic, cardiovascular and neurological tissues.

It offers benefits in a range of surgical applications including :

• Predictable breaking strength retention (BSR) profile to provide support for 14 to 28 days while tissues heal.
• Provides protection against colonization of the suture by bacteria commonly associated with SSIs, including Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE)
• Its multifilament design provides greater pliability than monofilament sutures and unsurpassed knot security.
• Proprietary suture coating lowers tissue drag compared with standard braided sutures and ensures easy knot sliding and knot positioning.
• Hydrolytic process elicits only a slight tissue reaction during absorption.