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Item Name:
SUTURE , ABSORBABLE , SURGICAL
Definition:
AN ITEM DESIGNED FOR STITCHING AND THUS SECURING TISSUES. IT IS DESIGNED OF A MATERIAL WHICH WILL BE DISSOLVED AND ABSORBED IN SUCH TISSUES.
CAGE Information
| Code | Company |
|---|---|
| 16895 | UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION D |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| AGXZ | UNIT PACKAGE TYPE | BOX |
| FEAT | SPECIAL FEATURES | NO NEEDLES; SUTURE IS COATED WITH MIXTURE OF CAPROLACTONE/GLYCOLIDE AND CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE; SUTURES NOT INDICATED FOR USE IN CARDIOVASCULAR OR NEURAL TISSUE; ABSORPTION ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE BETWEEN 56 AND 70 DAYS |
| ANNQ | MATERIAL AND LOCATION | PLASTIC, GLYCOLIDE-LACTIDE COPOLYMER OVERALL |
| APTD | END TYPE | UNARMED |
| ANNW | IMMEDIATE CONTAINER TYPE | PACKAGE |
| AKMX | STERILITY | STERILE |
| ABRY | LENGTH | 60.000 INCHES NOMINAL |
| APZJ | STRAND FIBER ARRANGEMENT | BRAIDED |
| AJXE | SIZE DESIGNATOR | 0 |
| ANNY | QUANTITY WITHIN EACH IMMEDIATE CONTAINER | 1 |
| AGUC | UNIT PACKAGE QUANTITY | 36 |
| ANNX | IMMEDIATE CONTAINER QUANTITY | 1 |
| HUES | COLOR | VIOLET |
| CXCY | PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY | POLYSORB, LACTOMER, 9-1 COATED, BRAIDED SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURES |