Sutures are a medical material used to close wounds, stop bleeding and fuse tissue during surgical operations. There are different types: absorbable suture and non-absorbable suture.

Absorbable Sutures

Non-absorbable Sutures

ALCASORB® sutures are synthetic absorbable sterile surgical sutures which are made of Polyglycolic Acid. The braid structure of the suture is coated. Coated suture is prepared by Calcium Stearate and Polycaprolactone structure.

 

ALCASORB® RAPID sutures are synthetic, absorbable, sterile surgical sutures made of Polyglycolic Acid. Braided sutures are coated with coating material. The coating material of coated sutures consists of a mixture of Calcium Stearate and Polycaprolactone.

ALCALACTINE® Sutures are synthetic, absorbable, sterile, multifilament surgical sutures consisting of a copolymer synthesized from 90% Polyglycolic Acid and 10% L-Lactic Acid. Braided sutures are coated with coating material. The coating material of coated sutures consists of a mixture of Calcium Stearate, Polyglycolic Acid (30%) – L-Lactic Acid (70%).

ALCALACTINE® RAPID sutures are synthetic, absorbable, sterile surgical sutures composed of a copolymer synthesized from 90% Polyglycolic Acid and 10% L-Lactic Acid. Braided sutures are coated with coating material. The coating material of coated sutures consists of a mixture of Calcium Stearate, Polyglycolic Acid (30%) – L-Lactic Acid (70%).

ALCALACTONE® sutures are synthetic, absorbable, sterile surgical sutures composed of a copolymer synthesized from 75% Polyglycolic Acid and 25% Caprolactone. When ALCALACTONE® sutures are implanted into a living organism, they are absorbed by the organism and do not cause excessive tissue irritation. ALCALACTONE® sutures are non-antigenic and pyrogenic, only mild tissue reaction occurs during absorption.

ALCADINONE® sutures are synthetic, absorbable, sterile surgical sutures made of Polydioxanone. When ALCADINONE® sutures are implanted into a living organism, they are absorbed by the organism and do not cause excessive tissue irritation. ALCADINONE® sutures are non-antigen and pyrogenic, only mild tissue reaction occurs during absorption.

ALCALENE® sutures are synthetic, non-absorbable, monofilament, sterile surgical suture composed of coPolypropylene polymer, also known as Polypropylene, and 0.5 percent FD&C Blue 2. The blue color additive FD&C Blue 2 is approved for medical use by the FDA. Color additive does not exceed 1.0% of the suture weight (§74.3102 – FDA).

ALCAMIDE® sutures are synthetic, non-absorbable, monofilament, sterile surgical suture composed of copolyamide polymer known as Polyamide and 0.5 percent FD&C Blue 2. The blue color additive FD&C Blue 2 is approved for medical use by the FDA. Color additive does not exceed 1.0% of the suture weight (§74.3102 – FDA).


ALCASILK® sutures are non-absorbable sterile surgical threads obtained from fibroin organic proteins. These organic proteins are obtained from the domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori of the Bombycidae family. Braided ALCASILK® sutures have been processed to remove the oil and viscous structures naturally present in the structure of silk threads. ALCASILK® surgical sutures are black and coated with wax (KAHLWAX 1540).