MEDCHECK SILK THREAD

DESCRIPTION

If you’re looking at Medcheck Silk Suture thread, you’re dealing with one of the most traditional and reliable materials in the surgical world. It is a non-absorbable, sterile surgical suture known for its excellent handling properties.

Material & Composition

• Type: Natural silk fiber derived from the Bombyx mori (silkworm) cocoons.

• Structure: Braided. This braiding provides high tensile strength and makes the thread easier to grip and tie.

• Coating: Usually coated with silicone or wax to reduce capillarity (fluid absorption) and to ensure the thread glides smoothly through tissue without “sawing.”

• Common Clinical Uses

  Medcheck Silk is versatile but generally preferred for areas where high security is needed and the thread will eventually be removed, or where permanent internal support isn’t strictly necessary.

  • General Surgery: Ligation of blood vessels.

  • Oral/Dental Surgery: Often used for mucosal repairs because the braided texture is soft on the tongue and cheeks.

  • Skin Closure: For superficial wounds (to be removed after healing).

  • Ophthalmic & GI Surgery: Specific gauges are used for delicate internal suturing.

  Why Use Silk?

  While synthetic sutures have become more popular, surgeons still reach for Medcheck Silk because of its superior “hand.” It doesn’t have the “memory” of plastic sutures (meaning it doesn’t try to uncurl or spring back), so it stays exactly where you lay it.