www.implantdirect.com Innovation. Quality. Service. Value. Both Products Feature • High tensile strength throughout the critical wound healing period • Excellent knot security and tie down • Superb handling and smooth tissue passage • Reliable/consistent absorption profile • Meet or exceeds the USP & EP requirements • Race track style packaging that insures sutures are delivered “kink” free • Proprietary 300 series needles which combines superior ductile strength with increased needle sharpness The 300 Difference Ductile Strength Suture Needles Sharper Needle Suture Needles Resorption Profile % Strength 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 5 10 14 21 28 35-42 Days Vilet Vilet II Quick Vilet™ is a braided coated synthetic absorbable suture made from polyglactin (PGLA) 90-10. • Maintain approximately 75-85% of its original strength at two weeks and 50-65% of its original strength at 3 weeks post implantation.* • Completely resorbs in 60-90 days* Vilet™ Vilet II Quick™ is a braided coated fast-absorbing synthetic absorbable suture made from 100% polyglycolic acid (PGA). • Maintain approximately 60-70% of its original strength after 1 week post implantation.* • Completely resorbs in 42 days* Vilet II Quick™ Product is equivalent to Vicryl** Product is Equivalent to Vicryl Rapide** * Times are based on subcutaneous tissue implantation studies in rats. ** Registered trademarks of Ethicon Inc.