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PGA Absorbable Braid
MEPFIL is synthetic absorbable surgical braid made of polyglycolic
acid.
MEPFIL is coadted with polycaprolactone and calcium stearate.
The retention strength of MEPFIL is almost more than 65% of the initial
14days at 37℃(See The Specification of Multifilament)
MEPFIL is available for dyed(violet) and undyed(beige).
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| Item |
Unit |
Specification |
| Appearance |
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Color, Surface |
| Diameter |
mm |
Refer to the
following table |
| Knot pull
tensile strength |
kgf, N |
Refer to the
following table |
| Knot security
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Internal Spec. |
| Tie-down |
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Internal Spec. |
| Retention
of strength |
kgf |
MEPFIL, MEPFILII,
&MEPFIL-LAC |
More than 65% of the initial strength after 14days at 37°C |
MEPFIL-QUICK&
MEPFIL-LAC QUICK |
About 45% of the initial strength after 7days at 37°C |
| Water content
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ppm |
Less than
400 ppm |
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| Size |
Diameters
by EP or USP methods(mm) |
| USP |
EP
(Gauge No.) |
Average
value |
Individual
value |
| Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| 8-0 |
0.4 |
0.040 |
0.049 |
0.035 |
0.060 |
| 7-0 |
0.5 |
0.050 |
0.069 |
0.045 |
0.085 |
| 6-0 |
0.7 |
0.070 |
0.099 |
0.060 |
0.125 |
| 5-0 |
1 |
0.100 |
0.149 |
0.085 |
0.175 |
| 4-0 |
1.5 |
0.150 |
0.199 |
0.125 |
0.225 |
| 3-0 |
2 |
0.200 |
0.249 |
0.175 |
0.275 |
| 2-0 |
3 |
0.300 |
0.339(0.349)* |
0.275 |
0.375 |
| 0(1-0) |
3.5 |
0.350 |
0.399 |
0.325 |
0.450 |
| 1 |
4 |
0.400 |
0.499 |
0.375 |
0.550 |
| 2 |
5 |
0.500 |
0.599 |
0.450 |
0.650 |
| 3&4(3+4) |
6 |
0.600 |
0.699 |
0.550 |
0.750 |
| 5 |
7 |
0.700 |
0.799 |
0.650 |
0.850 |
| 6 |
8 |
0.800 |
0.899 |
0.750 |
0.950 |
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| Size |
Minimum
average value |
Minimum
individual value after 14 days at 37 °C(kgf) |
| USP |
EP
(Gauge No.) |
Initial
strength
USP methods(kgf) |
Initial
strength
EP methods(N) |
| 8-0 |
0.4 |
0.07 |
0.7 |
0.07 |
| 7-0 |
0.5 |
0.14 |
1.4 |
0.14 |
| 6-0 |
0.7 |
0.25 |
2.5 |
0.25 |
| 5-0 |
1 |
0.68 |
6.8 |
0.64 |
| 4-0 |
1.5 |
0.95 |
9.5 |
0.92 |
| 3-0 |
2 |
1.77 |
17.7 |
1.35 |
| 2-0 |
3 |
2.68 |
26.8 |
2.26 |
| 0(1-0) |
3.5 |
3.90 |
39.0 |
2.91 |
| 1 |
4 |
5.08 |
50.8 |
4.29 |
| 2 |
5 |
6.35 |
63.5 |
5.81 |
| 3&4(3+4) |
6 |
7.29 |
(72.9)+ |
6.90 |
| 5 |
7 |
(8.80)+ |
(88.0)+ |
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| 6 |
8 |
(10.30)+ |
(103.0)+ |
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)+ : Specification of Meta Biomed Co,. Ltd. |
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