Look Sutures 

Look sutures are available  

in traditional taper cutting  

and precision reverse  

cutting points. Needles are  

available in two curvatures: ½" and ⅜." 

Ethicon Sutures 

Ethicon, a global medical device company, has been  

a leader in surgical  

sutures for more than one hundred years. Eight needle types are offered. 

Reli™ Sutures 

Reli™ precision crafted wound sutures from Myco provide superior product quality and wound closure technology. Myco offers a complete range of absorbable and non-absorbable sutures to meet a surgeon's preference. 

§   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 Reli™ sutures from Myco,, and 95% gave and excellent or good rating.* 

§   Sharp needles combined with high quality suture material  

§   Superior material tensile strength and retention  

§   Easy handling, smooth tissue passage and minimal tissue reaction  

§   Easy knotting and knot security  

§   Manufactured under strict quality control systems to comply with U.S.P. and ISO13485 requirements  

§   Sutures available in Nylon, Black Silk, Polyester, Polypropylene, Chromic & Plain Gut, and PGA (Dyed & Undyed)  

* February 1997 study