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Coated VICRYL™ Plus Antibacterial Suture is a sterile, synthetic, absorbable, surgical suture composed of a copolymer made from 90% glycolide and 10% L-lactide. The empirical formula of the copolymer is (C2H2O2)m(C3H4O2)n. Coated VICRYL™ Plus Antibacterial Suture is coated with a mixture composed of equal parts of copolymer of glycolide and lactide (Polyglactin 370) and calcium stearate. Polyglactin 910 copolymer and Polyglactin 370 copolymer with calcium stearate have been found to be nonantigenic, nonpyrogenic and elicit only a slight tissue reaction during absorption. Coated VICRYL™ Plus Antibacterial Suture is available undyed and dyed with D&C Violet #2 (Color Index 60725) to enhance visibility in the surgical field. Coated VICRYL™ Plus Antibacterial Suture contains Irgacare®‡ MP (triclosan), a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent, at no more than 472 μg/m. Coated VICRYL™ Plus Antibacterial Suture is available in a range of gauge sizes and lengths, non-needled or attached to needles of various types and sizes.

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