Suture  
  Essentials 
   2019
                                                               SUTURE ESSENTIALS | 2019
    Henry Schein Maxima Suture Products
    Henry Schein Maxima Suture  
    Range offers:
    • Best value by giving you:
    High quality, human grade suture material. 
    Significant discount versus the brand names.
    Available exclusively to the veterinary 
    market through Covetrus.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      SUTURE ESSENTIALS | 2019
                               Henry Schein Maxima Suture Products
                               Best value sutures
                               The Henry Schein Maxima suture range, available exclusively to the veterinary market through Covetrus, was created 
                               to give veterinarians an economical, high quality line of sutures. Their approach is to offer suture products that are as 
                               similar as possible to the products most widely used by veterinarians and to offer them at an affortable price. All their 
                               sutures are made in the USA by a leading, high quality manufacturer, and their needles are made in Japan by a world 
                               leading needle manufacturer.
                                    Quality products
                                    • Henry Schein Maxima sutures meet or exceed the current USP standards and industry standards for sutures 
                                              and other medical devices.
                                    • The sutur                                              e materials and needles used in all Henry Schein Maxima sutures are also used in the human market 
                                              in demanding applications such as cardiovascular surgery, plastic surgery, orthopedics and dentistry. 
                                    • The suture material is recognised as having a smooth feel and consistent thickness according to USP standards. 
                                    • All swaged sutures are packaged to minimise the “memory” of the suture material, making it easier to handle and 
                                              tie. Most of the residual “memory” can be eliminated by holding each end of the suture and giving it a little tug. 
                                    • All suture needles have a hole drilled into the back end of the needle in which the suture is inserted and the 
                                              needle swaged. This prevents any sharp edges or distortions at the end of the needle. 
                                    • All suture needles utilise 300 Series Stainless Steel which is less likely to fracture during use. 
                                    • All sutur                                        es are manufactured under quality system regulations according to ISO13485 and are CE marked 
                                              (where applicable).
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                                                  Needles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5
                                                  PGA Sutures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 6-7
                                                  PGA Plus Sutures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       8
                                                  PGP Sutures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          9-10
                                                  PDO Sutures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     11 
                                                  Nylon / Supramid Sutures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        12
                                                  Spool Sutures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   13
                                                  Chromic Catgut Spools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           14
                                                  PGA Spools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      15
                                                  PDO Spools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      16
                                                  Supramid Spools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 17
                                                  Polyester Spools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                18
                                                  Suture Needles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 19-22
                                                  Closure Products                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               22-23
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                                  Absorbable Suture
   SUTURESUTURESUTURESUTURE                             RRRRangeangeangeange                                                                                                                                          PGA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     PGP
                                                             IIII                                                                                                                                                     Coated braided Polyglycolic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             PGCL 25 monofilament
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Acid synthetic absorbable suture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        synthetic absorbable suture
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PGA PLUS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               CHROMIC CATGUT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Braided Polyglycolic Acid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Chromic treated natural  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      synthetic absorbable suture with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       absorbable suture
  SuturSuturSuturSuture re re re range fange fange fange for vor vor vor vetetetetererererinarinarinarinary sury sury sury surgergergergeryyyy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      antibacterial coating
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PDO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Monofilament Polydioxanone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Remaining tRemaining tRemaining tRemaining tensile strensile strensile strensile strength in % of strength in % of strength in % of strength in % of strength aength aength aength at time of surt time of surt time of surt time of surgergergergeryyyy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      synthetic absorbable suture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          CCCChemichemichemichemical cal cal cal compompompompositionositionositionosition                                                               PhPhPhPhyyyysicsicsicsical fal fal fal feaeaeaeaturturturtureseseses                                                                                      CCCColourolourolourolour                                                                                           1 w1 w1 w1 weekeekeekeek                                                                       2 w2 w2 w2 weekseekseekseeks                                                                      3 w3 w3 w3 weekseekseekseeks                                                                      4 w4 w4 w4 weekseekseekseeks                                               CCCCompletompletompletomplete mass absorptione mass absorptione mass absorptione mass absorption                                                                       PPPPackackackackagingagingagingaging
                                            Product name                                                                 Suture material                                                                        Suture type                                                          Physical feature                                                                       Colour                                           Coated                                           Braided                                             Breaking strength                                                                             Absorption rate
                                                    PGA violet                                                          Polyglycolic Acid                                                                            Synthetic                                                              Multifilament                                                                     violet                                                     x                                                 x                                            83% @ 14 days                                                                                    60-90 days
                                                                                                                                                           KRUUSE SKRUUSE SKRUUSE SKRUUSE Sacracracracryl Ryl Ryl Ryl Rapidapidapidapid                                                                 PPPPolyolyolyolyglacglacglacglactine 910tine 910tine 910tine 910                                                           MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilamentttt, c, c, c, coaoaoaoattttedededed                                                                           UndyUndyUndyUndyedededed                                                                                 50% (9 da50% (9 da50% (9 da50% (9 dayyyys)s)s)s)                                                                                                                                             0% (17-21 Da0% (17-21 Da0% (17-21 Da0% (17-21 Dayyyys)s)s)s)                                                                                                                                                                         45 da45 da45 da45 dayyyyssss                                                                                                     PPPPeel packeel packeel packeel pack
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Absorbable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             52% @ 21 days
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        20% @ 28 days
                                                                                                                                                                      KRUUSE CKRUUSE CKRUUSE CKRUUSE Caaaattttgutgutgutgut                                                              NaNaNaNaturturturtural pural pural pural purified cified cified cified collagenollagenollagenollagen                     MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilament with a monofilat with a monofilat with a monofilat with a monofila----                                                          NaNaNaNaturturturturalalalal                                                                                            50 %50 %50 %50 %                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  63 da63 da63 da63 dayyyyssss                                                                                                       CCCCassettassettassettassetteeee
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          menmenmenment appeart appeart appeart appearancancancanceeee
                                                      PGA Plus                                                          Polyglycolic Acid                                                                            Synthetic                                                              Multifilament                                                                     violet                                                     x                                                 x                                            83% @ 14 days                                                                                    60-90 days
angeangeangeange                                                                                                                antibacterial                                                                    Absorbable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             52% @ 21 days
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        20% @ 28 days
e re re re r                                                                            eseseses                                                                KRUUSE MKRUUSE MKRUUSE MKRUUSE Monofastonofastonofastonofast                                                                                  PPPPolyolyolyolyglyglyglyglyccccolideolideolideolide                                                                               MMMMonofilamenonofilamenonofilamenonofilamentttt                                                                            VVVViolet and undyiolet and undyiolet and undyiolet and undyedededed                                                                          60 %60 %60 %60 %                                                                                 25 %25 %25 %25 %                                                                                                                                                                                      0 %0 %0 %0 %                                                                                       90-120 da90-120 da90-120 da90-120 dayyyyssss                                                                                             PPPPeel packeel packeel packeel pack
                                                               PGP                                                                     PGCL 25                                                                       Synthetic                                                             Monofilament                                                                       violet                                                                                                                                                      70% @ 7 days                                                                                 91-120 days                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             50 % (6-0 and lar50 % (6-0 and lar50 % (6-0 and lar50 % (6-0 and larger) ger) ger) ger) 
                                                                                                                        (Polyglecaprone)                                                                         Absorbable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             40% @ 14 days
SuturSuturSuturSutur                                                                                                                                                   KRUUSE SKRUUSE SKRUUSE SKRUUSE Sacracracracryl yl yl yl                                                                          PPPPolyolyolyolyglacglacglacglactine 910tine 910tine 910tine 910                                                           MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilamentttt, c, c, c, coaoaoaoattttedededed                                                      VVVViolet and undyiolet and undyiolet and undyiolet and undyedededed                                                                                                                                                                           70 %70 %70 %70 %                                                40 % (7-0 and smaller)40 % (7-0 and smaller)40 % (7-0 and smaller)40 % (7-0 and smaller)                                            25 %25 %25 %25 %                                                                                       56-63 da56-63 da56-63 da56-63 dayyyyssss                                                                                               PPPPeel packeel packeel packeel pack
 16 16 16 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            12% @ 21 days
                                                                                                                                                             KRUUSE SKRUUSE SKRUUSE SKRUUSE Sacracracracryl Pyl Pyl Pyl Pluslusluslus, , , , 
                                                               PDO                                                          Polydioxanone                                                                            Synthetic                                                             Monofilament                                                                       violet                                                                                                                                                    75% @ 14 days                                                                               180-220 days
                IIII                                                                                                                                                       anananantibactibactibactibacttttererererial ial ial ial                                                                      PPPPolyolyolyolyglacglacglacglactine 910tine 910tine 910tine 910                                                           MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilamentttt, c, c, c, coaoaoaoattttedededed                                                      VVVViolet and undyiolet and undyiolet and undyiolet and undyedededed                                                                                                                                                                           70 %70 %70 %70 %                                                                                  50 %50 %50 %50 %                                                                                  25 %25 %25 %25 %                                                                                       56-63 da56-63 da56-63 da56-63 dayyyyssss                                                                                               PPPPeel packeel packeel packeel pack
                                                                                        bable suturbable suturbable suturbable sutur                                                                             Absorbable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             66% @ 28 days
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        53% @ 42 days
                                                                                                                                                                           KRUUSE PGAKRUUSE PGAKRUUSE PGAKRUUSE PGA                                                                                     PPPPolyolyolyolyglyglyglyglyccccolic acidolic acidolic acidolic acid                                                       MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilamentttt, c, c, c, coaoaoaoattttedededed                                                                               VVVVioletioletioletiolet                                                                                                                                                                                              65 %65 %65 %65 %                                                                                  35 %35 %35 %35 %                                                                                                                                                                                         60-90 da60-90 da60-90 da60-90 dayyyyssss                                                                             PPPPeel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteeee
                                          Chromic Catgut                                                                   Chromic catgut                                                                                Natural                                                                      Twisted                                                               brown                                                                                                                                                                    variable*                                                                                generally 
ANGEANGEANGEANGE                                                                        AbsorAbsorAbsorAbsor                                                                                                     Absorbable                                                               ChrChrChrChromeomeomeome-tr-tr-tr-treaeaeaeatttted naed naed naed naturturturtural al al al                                                MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilament with a t with a t with a t with a                                                                                                                 21-42 days
 R R R R                                                                                                                                            KRUUSE ChrKRUUSE ChrKRUUSE ChrKRUUSE Chromic Comic Comic Comic Caaaattttgutgutgutgut                                                               purpurpurpurified cified cified cified collagenollagenollagenollagen                                             monofilamenmonofilamenmonofilamenmonofilament appeart appeart appeart appearancancancanceeee                                                                               NaNaNaNaturturturturalalalal                                                                                                                                                                                             50 %50 %50 %50 %                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 90 da90 da90 da90 dayyyyssss                                                                                   PPPPeel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteeee
                                                                                                                                                                         KRUUSE PDKRUUSE PDKRUUSE PDKRUUSE PD----XXXX                                                                                      PPPPolyolyolyolydiodiodiodioxanonexanonexanonexanone                                                                                  MMMMonofilamenonofilamenonofilamenonofilamentttt                                                                                                     VVVVioletioletioletiolet                                                                                                                                                                                              75 %75 %75 %75 %                                                                                  60 %60 %60 %60 %                                                                                                                                                                                    180-210 da180-210 da180-210 da180-210 dayyyyssss                                                                                            PPPPeel packeel packeel packeel pack
SUTURESUTURESUTURESUTURE          Non-absorbable Suture
                                                                                                                                                              KRUUSE PDKRUUSE PDKRUUSE PDKRUUSE PD----X PLX PLX PLX PLUSUSUSUS                                                                             PPPPolyolyolyolydiodiodiodioxanonexanonexanonexanone                                                                                  MMMMonofilamenonofilamenonofilamenonofilamentttt                                                                                                     VVVVioletioletioletiolet                                                                                                                                                                                              75 %75 %75 %75 %                                                                                  60 %60 %60 %60 %                                                                                                                                                                                    180-210 da180-210 da180-210 da180-210 dayyyyssss                                                                                            PPPPeel packeel packeel packeel pack
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     POLYESTER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              SUPRAMID
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Coated braided multifilament                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Monofilament nylon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     nonabsorbable suture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   non-absorbable suture
                                                                                                                                                               KRUUSE PKRUUSE PKRUUSE PKRUUSE Prrrromileneomileneomileneomilene                                                                             PPPPolyprolyprolyprolypropopopopyleneyleneyleneylene                                                                                 MMMMonofilamenonofilamenonofilamenonofilamentttt                                                                                                        BlueBlueBlueBlue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     PPPPeel packeel packeel packeel pack
                                                                                        eseseses                                                                                                                    NYLON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Monofilament nylon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    non-absorbable suture
                                                                                                                                                              KRUUSE KKRUUSE KKRUUSE KKRUUSE Kruprruprruprrupramidamidamidamid                                                                                      PPPPolyolyolyolyamideamideamideamide                                                                         PPPPseudoseudoseudoseudo-monofilamen-monofilamen-monofilamen-monofilamentttt                                                                     WWWWhithithithite and blacke and blacke and blacke and black                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PPPPeel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteeee
                                           Product name                                                                Suture material                                                                         Suture type                                                        Physical feature                                                                Colour                                               Coated                                                           Braided
                                                                                                                                                                       KRUUSE NKRUUSE NKRUUSE NKRUUSE Nylonylonylonylon                                                                                             PPPPolyolyolyolyamideamideamideamide                                                                                         MMMMonofilamenonofilamenonofilamenonofilamentttt                                                                                                        BlueBlueBlueBlue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     PPPPeel packeel packeel packeel pack
                                         Polyester green                                                                     Polyethylene                                                                           Synthetic                                                            Multifilament                                                              green                                                          x                                                                 x
                                                                                        bable suturbable suturbable suturbable sutur
                                                                                                                              terepthalate                                                             Non-absorbable                                                                                                                                                                                                   MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilamentttt, br, br, br, braided and aided and aided and aided and 
                                                                                                                                                                            KRUUSE Silk    KRUUSE Silk    KRUUSE Silk    KRUUSE Silk                                                                                              SilkSilkSilkSilk                                                                                                             cocococoaaaatetetetedddd                                                                                                                BlackBlackBlackBlack                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 PPPPeel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteel pack/cassetteeee
                                         Polyester white                                                                     Polyethylene                                                                           Synthetic                                                            Multifilament                                                              white                                                          x                                                                 x
                                                                                                                              terepthalate                                                             Non-absorbable                                                                                                                                                                                                   MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilamentttt, br, br, br, braided and aided and aided and aided and 
                                                                                                                                                                  KRUUSE DKRUUSE DKRUUSE DKRUUSE Derererermafilmafilmafilmafil                                                                                        PPPPolyolyolyolyestestestesterererer                                                                                                     cocococoaaaatetetetedddd                                                                                                              GrGrGrGreeneeneeneen                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       CCCCassettassettassettassetteeee
                                                  Nylon blue                                                                    Dyed Nylon                                                                          Synthetic                                                                     Pseudo-                                                             blue                                                                                                                           x
                                                                                        Non- absorNon- absorNon- absorNon- absor                                                                       Non-absorbable                                                                   Monofilament                                                                                                                    MMMMultifilamenultifilamenultifilamenultifilamentttt, br, br, br, braided and aided and aided and aided and 
                                                                                                                                                                        KRUUSE LinenKRUUSE LinenKRUUSE LinenKRUUSE Linen                                                                Linen based on cLinen based on cLinen based on cLinen based on celluloseelluloseelluloseellulose                                                                       cocococoaaaatetetetedddd                                                                                             WWWWhitish brhitish brhitish brhitish broooownwnwnwn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        CCCCassettassettassettassetteeee
                                                    Supramid                                                               Undyed Nylon                                                                             Synthetic                                                                     Pseudo-                                                           white                                                                                                                            x
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Non-absorbable                                                                   Monofilament
                                                                Silk                                                                           Silk                                                                     Natural                                                          Multifilament                                                              black                                                          x                                                                 x
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Non-absorbable
                                   Multifilament, braided                                                                                                                                                Monofilament                                                                                                                  Pseudo-monofilament                                                                                                                  Twisted multifilament with 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          a monofilament appearance
                       MMMMultifilament, braidedultifilament, braidedultifilament, braidedultifilament, braided                                                          MMMMonofilamentonofilamentonofilamentonofilament                                                                                                 PPPPseudoseudoseudoseudo-monofilament-monofilament-monofilament-monofilament                                                                      TTTTwistwistwistwisted multifilament with a ed multifilament with a ed multifilament with a ed multifilament with a 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            monofilament appearancemonofilament appearancemonofilament appearancemonofilament appearance
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