4/0 Ethicon Vicryl Suture Absorbable braided suture, coated to reduce drag through the tissue and sawing. Easy handling and knot tying with minimal tissue reaction. The absorption of the suture is essentially complete between 56 and 70 days.
What is Vicryl suture used for?
Vicryl sutures were used to suture small and large intestine, peritoneum, fascia, muscle, subcutaneous tissue, and skin and were used in thoracotomy closure.
How strong is Vicryl suture?
It has no measurable strength after 3 weeks. Vicryl is composed of a multifilament braided copolymer of 90% glycolide and 10% L-lactide and is coated with calcium stearate and polyglactic acid to improve its handling characteristics. Vicryl loses approximately 50% of its tensile strength between 2–3 weeks.