SILKAM PRODUCT

About SILKAM PRODUCT

Silkam is a suture material made from braided  silk fibrils (polypeptide chains). Silkam is available either undyed (white) or dyed black with hematein (Logwood black  21 CFR73.1410). Silkam is coated with wax.

Silkam fulfils all the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia and United States Pharm., current edition, for sterile, non-absorbable sutures.

Silkam sutures are available from size USP 8/0 (0.4 metric) to USP size 5 (7 metric). For a more detailed description of the product range see the respective product catalogue.

Indication

Silkam is intended for use in soft tissue approximation in general surgery, skin closure, oral surgery, ophthalmic surgery and /or ligation in general practices, when surgical procedures require the use of non-absorbable suture materials.