HIGH PERFORMANCE SUTURE

摘要

A high strength abrasion resistant surgical suture material with industry standard knot tying characteristics and color marking characteristics includes a core (12) formed of a plurality of twisted fibers (16) of a first material, surrounded by a braided cover (14) including a first material sheathed (30) in or coated by a second material different than the first material. The first material is preferably ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and the second material is preferably a polymeric material having good knot-tying characteristics.