Ethicon, a leader in medical supplies, offers Fast Absorbing Gut Suture, absorbable and made of purified connective tissue from either beef serosa or the submucosal fibrous layer of sheep intestine
In vivo tensile strength retention and absorption rate of Surgical Gut Suture varies based on suture type and endogenous factors such as tissue site and whether infection is present
Natural absorbable, size 5-0, yellowish tan 18" (45 cm) suture