Tevdek^® Suture was the first braided polyester suture introduced over 35 years ago and originally developed for heart valve implantation.

• Heavy PTFE coating and tight weave provide minimum friction, allowing suture to pass easily through the most friable tissue
• Knots slide smoothly

Silky II Polydek^® Suture is the same strong braided polyester substrate as Tevdek^® Suture, but with a lighter PTFE treatment.

• Tightly braided Polydek^® Suture is lightly coated with PTFE and handles and ties just like silk
• Smoother, stronger and longer lasting than silk

Cottony II is the uncoated version of our polyester suture.

• “Mechanical softening” process makes the polyester Cottony II suture feel as soft and smooth as cotton

K-Point Needles – for cardiovascular and orthopedic surgical applications

• K-Point needles combine a scalpel sharp cutting edge with a taper point geometry
• Cutting edge does not extend beyond the taper of the needle, yet easily cuts through the toughest tissue
• Taper point makes a round hole to minimize bleeding
• Unique design allows for the sharpest penetration with the least amount of tissue trauma

NextStitch^® Valve Implantation Device

NextStitch^® Valve Suturing enables perfect approximation of adjacent sutures by placing two sutures with a single needle pass, eliminating the risk of damaging a suture with an adjacent needle.

• Fewer needle punctures to the annulus
• Simplifies precise placement of adjacent sutures
• Eliminates risk of damaging a suture with an adjacent needle

Quick-Pik Suture Systems

• Quick-Pik V-Paks: procedure-specific arrangement by suture material, size, length and quantity
• Quick-Pik Straight Paks: tiered needle placement permits superior direct arming convenience while reducing suture memory
• Quick-Pik Tie Paks: Arrange multiple types of ligatures in one tangle-free carrier combining multiple material types, size and bundle quantities