SURGICAL SUTURES 
                                        FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY
                                        ONATEC® is a registered trademark of FSSB Chirurgische Nadeln GmbH, Jestetten, 
                                        Germany, exclusively distributed by GEUDER AG (in most countries)
           PREMIUM SURGICAL SUTURES
           Surgical sutures are certified medical devices, which re-     Geuder AG offers a broad portfolio of surgical needles 
           place the mechanical bridging function of missing tissue      and sutures from Onatec® for almost all ophthalmic  
           integrity in the short, medium or long term. For quick        surgical indications that require precise stitches. 
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           and good wound healing, the sutures should create the         Onatec  sutures meet the highest surgical demands  
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           greatest possible contact between the separated tissue        and yield optimal results with little scarring. Onatec  
           parts. Demanding ophthalmic surgical applications             stands for quality products made in Germany, which 
           require high-quality sutures for the best possible wound      were developed with leading surgeons to offer  
           adaptation while at the same time minimizing tissue           practical and effective solutions for ophthalmology.
           trauma.
           THE NEEDLES – HIGHEST PRECISION  
           IN ITS SMALLEST SCALE
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                                                   Onatec  needles are made from a highly tempered and virtually unbreak-
                                                      able special steel with high bending resistance. Due to the innovative 
                                                        and highly automated manufacturing process, precise needle geo-
                                                         metries and accurate needle grinds can be realized, which enable 
                                                          stitching of the finest types of tissue in the smallest space.
                                                           The high-quality surface finishing of many Onatec® needles offers 
                                                           optimal penetration and thus little trauma to the tissue. The result 
                                                          is a reliable wound adaptation with barely visible scars for the best 
                                                         possible restoration of tissue function.
           2     QUALITY FACTORS
             OPTIMIZED PENETRATION FOR THE HIGHEST  
             OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL REQUIREMENTS:
             Penetration Test of Reverse Cutting Needles
             Acculine test device – Test media : Povar foil 0.4 mm (Source: FSSB Chirurgische Nadeln GmbH)
                  0,7                                                                                           Competitor A, rev. cut. 25-68
                  0,6                                                                                           Competitor B, rev. cut. 25-68
                 0,5                                                                                           Optimized penetration 
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                              better*                                                                           Onatec , DDK 25­68
                 0,4
               ce [N]                                                                                            Plastic surgery needle of market leader
                 0,3                                                                                           Optimized penetration 
               For
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                 0,2                                                                                            Onatec , DDKL 25­68
                  0,1
                                                                                                           * less penetration force required
                   0
                       0                 100               200              300              400
                                                    Depth [μm]
                                                                                                                        STEEL 
                                                                                                                       QUALITY
             QUALITY FEATURES OF 
             ONATEC® NEEDLES:
                                                                                                  NEEDLE                                    NEEDLE 
             ·   High resistance to bending and breakage                                           GEO­                                        TIP  
                                                                                                  METRY                                      SHAPE
             ·   Optimized penetration
             ·   Accurate grind of the needle tip shape
             ·   Low tissue trauma                                                                                    SURFACE 
                                                                                                                      FINISHING
                                                                                                                             QUALITY FACTORS               3
               NEEDLE PROPERTIES
               SUTURE TECHNIQUE AND TISSUE DETERMINE  
               THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEEDLE
               THE FOLLOWING FEATURES HAVE AN IMPACT:                                                                        Chord length (stitch width)
               ·    Needle shape (cross-section)
                                                                                                                                                                  Suture
               ·    Needle tip
                                                                                                                        Needle tip                      Shaft / Swage
               ·    Needle diameter
               ·    Curvature                                                                                                                 Needle diameter
               ·    Arc length (needle length)                                                                                         Needle Body
               ·  Armed (The choice between single and  
                    double armed enables different techniques                                                                                                                                      Radius (depth of stitch)
                    or a more cost-effective use)
                                                                                                                               Ar                                  h)
                                                                                                                                  c length (needle lengt
               NEEDLE SHAPE AND NEEDLE TIP
                     *          **          ***                                    *          **          ***                                      *         **           ***
               RS = Taper Point                                               DS = Taper Cutting                                              DSL = Soft Cutting Point
                       *           **             ***                                  *         **                 ***
               DK = Reverse Cutting                                           LZ(L) = Spatula                                                 *       Cross-section needle tip
                                                                                                                                              **      Cross-section needle body
                                                                                                                                              ***  Cross-section suture channel
               4         NEEDLE PROPERTIES