Look sutures are available  

in traditional taper cutting  

and precision reverse  

cutting points. Needles are  

available in two curvatures: ½" and ⅜." 

Ethicon, a global medical device company, has been  

a leader in surgical  

sutures for more than 100  

years. Eight needle types  

are offered. 

Myco sutures are  

remarkably consistent  

and reliable and are  

available in many of the  

same sizes as Look sutures.  

§          Manufactured with top quality specialty stainless steel wire 

§          Penetrates cleanly with minimal drag 

§          Tempered to the right combination of hardness and tensile strength  

§          Holds fine cutting edge or point and resists bending as pressure is applied 

§          Provides for secure attachment of suture to needle 

§          Sharpened to an extraordinarily smooth, precise cutting edge 

§          Resists bending, catching, and breaking 

Ethicon absorbale sutures are available in: 

coated vicryl -  

for strength, preferred performance, and handling 

monocryl -  

for unprecedented monofilament pliability and smooth passage through tissue 

polydioxanone  

monofilament -  

the longest-lasting absorbable  

monofilament wound support with outstanding pliability 

chromic gut 

plain gut 

CRA (Clinical Research Associates) found 68% of evaluators would replace current sutures with MYCO sutures, and 95% gave and excellent or good rating. 

§          Sharp needles 

§          High quality construction 

§          Packaging is simple and easy to open 

§          Clinically tested with excellent results