Product name Sterile Surgical Sutures with Needle and Without Needle Product Use This kind of product is used in microsurgery, the surgery of the heart and the chest and the blood vessel, ophtpalmic surgery and the soft tissues of internal organs Material Construction This kind of product is sealed and packed by the compound material of polyester and aluminium foil and polyester packing material. It is sterilized by the gamma radiation or by Ethylene Oxide and can be used directly without being re-sterilized before use Types of Needle Shape 1/2circle (8mm-60mm) 3/8circle (8mm-60mm) 5/8circle (8mm-60mm) 1/4circle (8mm-60mm) J shape (8mm-60mm) 1/2 curved (30mm-90mm) Compound curved (30mm-90mm) Straight cutting (30mm-90mm) DESCRIPTION OF NEFDLE TYPE POINT TYPE TAPER POINT BLUNT POINT CUTTING EDGE REVERSE CUTTING EDGE REGULAR-EYE MICRO-POINT REVERSE CUTTING MICRO-POINT SPATULA CURVED END TYPE ROLLED-END, DRILLED-END, REGULAR-EYE NEEDLE SHAPES The choice of nedle shape is frequently governed by the accessibility of the tissue to be sutured, and normally the more confined the operative site the greater the curvature required. The basic shapes involved are: Straight,1/4circle,3/8circle or curved, J Needle and compound curved. SUTURE MATERIALS POLYGLYCOLIC ACID (synthetic absorbable suture), CHROMIC (Catgut), PLAIN (Catgut), SILK (Braided), NYLON (Monofilament), POLYPROPYLENE(Monofilament), POLYESTER(Braided), STAINLESS STEEL WIRE (Monofilament)