PGA Suture | Polyglycolic Acid Suture

PGA Suture is made from 100% Glycolide popularly known as polyglycolic acid suture. Dolphin Sutures is the first Indian brand to launch this Suture in India in the year 1997.

PGA suture is an ideal and time tested synthetic absorbable suture, widely used by surgeons all over the world. Polyglycolic Acid Suture superior features over catgut are predictable absorption, outstanding tensile strength, in-vivo inertness and excellent handling properties.

PGA Sutures are available in dyed (violet colour suture) and also un-dyed versions and meet all the requirements established by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) and the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) for Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Sutures.

This Suture exhibit superior tensile strength as compared to polyglactin sutures and is recommended to be used in orthopedic and hysterectomy surgeries instead of polyglactin. Petcryl sutures are available in undyed and violet colour.

Material	Polyglycolic Acid
Coating	Polycaprolactone and calcium stearate.
Colour	Undyed and Violet
Absorption	Hydrolysis
Sizes	6-0,5-0,4-0,3-0,2-0,0,1,2,3,4
Tissue Reaction	Grade-1, Reactivity - Slight
Applications	General Closure, Ophthalmic, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics/Gynacology and Gastro-intestinal Tract Surgery

Features of PGA Suture
- PGA Suture is a synthetic, braided and coated absorbable suture.
- These are available from U.S.P. size 2 to size 6-0.
- Polyglycolic Acid Suture are composed of polymers made from 100% homopolymer of glycolide.
- Polyglycolic Acid Suture are coated with equal parts of Polycaprolactone and Calcium stearate less than 5% w/w.
- Polyglycolic Acid Suture absorb by simple hydrolytic mechanism and absorption is predictable.
- Suture approximately 75% of the initial tensile strength after 2 weeks, 50% of tensile strength after 21 days and 25% after 28 days of implantation and essentially absorbs within 60 – 75 days.
Advantages
- Petcryl sutures are specially coated with Polycaprolactone and Calcium Stearate in order to create a smoother suture that will pass through tissue easily.
- Petcryl sutures have excellent tensile strength which is better than Polyglactin sutures and catgut sutures.
- Petcryl sutures have good knot security and it has easy knot placement.
- Petcryl sutures are available with needles made from 300 series alloy steel for superior strength, sharpness and performance.
- Petcryl sutures are tightly braided to enhance strength and improve the surface smoothness.

Models

CODE NO.	NEEDLE PROFILE	NEEDLE LENGTH	SUTURE LENGTH	SUTURE SIZE
FS 2670	1/4 circle micropoint spatulated (Double Arm)	8mm	45cm	6-0
FS 2493	3/8 circle reverse cutting	12mm	45cm	5-0
FS 2303	1/2 circle round body	16mm	45cm	5-0
FS 2494	3/8 circle reverse cutting	12mm	45cm	4-0
FS 2304	1/2 circle round body	20mm	70cm	4-0
FS 2495	3/8 circle reverse cutting	12mm	45cm	3-0
FS 2515	1/2 circle taper cutting	17mm	45cm	3-0
FS 2437	1/2 circle round body	20mm	70cm	3-0
FS 2401	3/8 circle cutting	22mm	45cm	3-0
FS 2472	1/2 circle cutting	22mm	90cm	3-0
FS 2407U	3/8 circle reverse cutting	26mm	76cm	3-0
FS 2516	1/2 circle taper cutting	36mm	90cm	3-0
FS 2404 U	3/8 circle cutting	26mm	90cm	2-0
FS 2317	1/2 circle round body	30mm	90cm	2-0
FS 2341	1/2 circle round body	30mm	70cm	2-0
FS 2345	1/2 circle round body	40mm	90cm	2-0
FS 2382	1/2 circle reverse cutting	40mm	90cm	2-0
FS 2510	1/2 circle reverse cutting	24mm	45cm	0
FS 2510 AD	5/8 circle reverse cutting	24mm	45cm	0
FS 2338	1/2 circle round body	30mm	90cm	0
FS 2342	1/2 circle round body	30mm	70cm	0
FS 2534	1/2 circle reverse cutting (OS)	36mm	90cm	0
FS 2346	1/2 circle round body	40mm	90cm	0
FS 2346+	1/2 circle round body	40mm	115cm	0
FS 2346DA	1/2 circle taper cutting & 1/2 circle round body	40mm	140cm	0
FS 2518	1/2 circle taper cutting	40mm	90cm	0
FS 2518+	1/2 circle taper cutting	40mm	115cm	0
FS 2546	1/2 circle round body	40mm	70cm	0
FS 2060	1/2 circle taper cutting & 1/2 circle round body	40mm	160cm	0
FS 2080	1/2 circle taper cutting & 1/2 circle round body	40mm	180cm	0
FS 2080RB	1/2 circle round body D N	40mm	180cm	0
FS 2545	straight round body (SRS needle)	20mm	45cm	1
FS 2826E	1/2 circle reverse cutting (heavy)	23mm	70cm	1
FS 2511	1/2 circle taper cutting (heavy)	30mm	45cm	1
FS 2160	1/2 circle taper cutting (heavy) & 1/2 circle round body (heavy)	40mm	160cm	1
FS 2180	1/2 circle taper cutting (heavy) & 1/2 circle round body (heavy)	40mm	180cm	1
FS 2180RB	1/2 circle round body (heavy) D N	40mm	180cm	1
FS 2180 HT	1/2 circle taper cutting (heavy) 40mm & 1/2 circle round body (heavy) 45mm	40/45mm	180cm	1
FS 2280 HT	1/2 circle taper cutting (heavy) 40mm & 1/2 circle round body (heavy) 50mm	40/50mm	180cm	1
FS 2347	1/2 circle round body (heavy)	40mm	90cm	1
FS 2347+	1/2 circle round body (heavy)	40mm	115cm	1
FS 2347DA	1/2 circle taper cutting (heavy) & 1/2 circle round body (heavy)	40mm	140cm	1
FS 2359	1/2 circle round body (heavy)	40mm	70cm	1
FS 2363	1/2 circle taper cutting (heavy)	40mm	70cm	1
FS 2364	1/2 circle taper cutting (heavy)	40mm	90cm	1
FS 2421	1/2 circle reverse cutting (OS)	40mm	90cm	1
FS 2486	1/2 circle reverse cutting	40mm	90cm	1
FS 2326	3/8 circle round body	45mm	70cm	1
FS 2438	1/2 circle reverse cutting (heavy)	50mm	90cm	1
FS 2448	1/2 circle round body (heavy)	50mm	100cm	1
FS 2351	1/2 circle reverse cutting	40mm	90cm	2
FS 2228	1/2 circle round body (heavy)	45mm	90cm	2