DESCRIPTION: TEKTEL Surgical stainless Steel suture is a non-absorbable, sterile surgical suture composed of AISI 316L grade stainless steel conforming to ISO 5832 Part 1 "Metallic Materials for surgical implants".

TEKTEL Surgical stainless Steel suture meets all requirements established by the European Pharmacopoeia (E.P.) and the United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) for non-absorbable surgical sutures. Surgical stainless-Steel suture may also be labelled with the Brown & Sharpe Gauge (B&S) or American Wire Gauge (AWG) classifications.

INTENDED PURPOSE: TEKTEL Surgical stainless steel suture is indicated for use as non-absorbable suture in tissue approximation such as abdominal wound closure, hernia repair, sternal closure, and orthopedic procedures including cerclage and tendon repair.

TEKTEL Surgical Stainless Steel sutures are single-use devices.

CLINICAL PERFORMANCE CHARASTERISTICS: TEKTEL surgical stainless steel suture elicits a minimal acute inflammatory reaction in tissue and is not absorbed.

CLINICAL BENEFIT: TEKTEL ensures secure tissue approximation in procedures such as abdominal wound closure, hernia repair, sternal closure, and orthopedic procedures including cerclage and tendon repair.

TEKTEL evokes minimal inflammatory response in tissue.