ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE SUTURE FOR

ORTHOPEDIC REPAIR

TMHS FIBERTMFIBERTM

*Data on file at Riverpoint Medical, LLC

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Knot Pull Straight Pull

Aver

age

Stre

ngth

(lbf

)

HS Fiber (white USP 2) Brand Comparison* Pound-Force (lbf)

Polyester

HS Fiber™

PolyesterMarket Leader

Market LeaderHS Fiber™

ISO 9001:2008, 13485:2003ISO 10993 Biocompatibilitytesting available upon requestwww.rpmed.com

Ductile Strength Sharper Needle

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

CYCLES

Cyc

les

to F

ract

ure 4

2

FS-1 FS-1Brand LeaderHS FIBER

FS-1

0.80.70.6 0.5 0.4 0.30.2 0.10.0

FORCEFo

rce

to P

enet

rate

FS-1Brand LeaderHS FIBER

.505 .566

Indications:

VisibilityFour enhanced colors with triaxial pattern design. Differentiates braid for maximum visibility.

HandlingNew eBraid™ design is supple, soft for better handling.

Strength10x stronger than steel on a weighted basis.

Knot Security New Core-loc™ design means stronger knots.

1/2 CircleTaper

CT-2 26mm

MO-626mm

StraightTaper

ST60mm

3/8 CircleReverse Cutting

FSLX40mm

3/8 CircleTaper

BB17mm

(Other needles available upon request)

NEEDLES

CCS 48mm

3/8 CircleConventional Cutting

HSFIBER™

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT

POLYETHYLENE SUTURE

HS Fiber is cleared by the FDA for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular procedures, and the use of allograft tissue for orthopedic procedures.

Size 5 through 4-0 (USP) Available on spools, pre-cut lengths, needled or non-needled, sterile or non-sterile packs.

100% increase in ductility. When needle bends it is less likely to break when reshaping.

12% increase in penetration.Less force, less trauma.

HS-Fiber (high-strength fiber)TM

Split-Stitch TM

Custom configurations are available upon request*Image for illustrative purposes only.

EP LENGTHU.S.P.

1.52333

3.5

5555555

5555577

777

4-03-02-02-02-0

0

2222222

2222255

555

45cm45cm45cm45cm90cm

90cm

90cm90cm90cm90cm90cm90cm90cm

90cm90cm90cm

(2)x 90cm(2)X100cm(3)X90cm

90cm

90cm90cm90cm

18”18”18”18”36"

36"

36"36“36“36“36”36”36"

36”36”36”

(2)x 36”(2)X39"(3)X36"

36"

36”36”36”

CODE COLOR NEEDLE

HS-4/0-C-1HS-3/0C-BBHS-2/0C-BBHS-2/0C-CT-2HS-2/0C-NN

HSe-0G

HSe-2/2CHSe-2CHSe-2CDHSe-2DHSe-2KHSe-2KDHSe-2G

HSe-2C-NNHSe-2K-NNHSe-2G-NNHSe-2C/2K-NNHSe-2C/2K-39-NNHSe-5/5C/5K-NNHSe-5C-NN

HSe-5CHSe-5KHSe-5G

WHITEBLUEBLUEBLUE

WHITE/BLUE

WHITE/GREEN

(1) WHITE/ (1) WHITE/BLUEWHITE/BLUEWHITE/BLUE

WHITEWHITE/BLACKWHITE/BLACKWHITE/GREEN

WHITE/BLUEWHITE/BLACKWHITE/GREEN

(1) WHITE/BLUE (1) WHITE/BLACK(1) WHITE/BLUE, (1) WHITE/BLACK

(1) WHITE, (1) WHITE/BLUE, (1) WHITE/BLACKWHITE/BLUE

WHITE/BLUEWHITE/BLACKWHITE/GREEN

C-1BBBB

CT-2NONE

CT-2

MO-6MO-6

(2)X MO-6(2)X MO-6

MO-6(2) x MO-6

MO-6

NONENONENONENONENONENONENONE

CCSCCSCCS

EP LENGTHU.S.P.

55

22

20” SPLIT STITCH20” SPLIT STITCH

CODE COLOR NEEDLE

HSe-2-SSHSe-2C-SS

WHITEWHITE/BLUE

STST

Closed Loop

Tensile Strength Chart

TM

EP LENGTHU.S.P.

21.5

3-04-0

10"10"

CODE COLOR

HS-3/0L-BBHS-4/0L-BB

*

WHITEWHITE

HS-4/0HS-3/0HS-2/0HS-0HSe-0GHS-1HSe-1C

HS-2HSe-2KHSe-2CHSe-2G

HS-5HSe-5CHSe-5KHSe-5G

Code USP USP lbf(minimum)

%AboveUSP

%AboveUSP

Straight Pull(lbf)

Knot Pull(lbf)Color/Tracer

4/03/02/00011

2222

5555

white/nonewhite/nonewhite/none

white/w/corewhite/greenwhite/w/core

white/blue

white w/coreblack eBraidblue eBraid

green eBraid

white w/coreblue eBraidblack eBraidgreen eBraid

1.6532.6453.9685.9525.9527.4967.496

9.7009.7009.7009.700

16.97516.97516.97516.975

4.16.611.319.814.722.416.0

30.035.533.930.9

53.469.471.465.0

148%151%184%164%150%277%113%

209%266%249%218%

214%309%321%283%

10.216.028.637.324.049.229.5

61.445.147.642.8

139.1149.4157.6149.5

517%508%620%397%303%726%293%

533%365%390%341%

719%780%828%781%

NEEDLE

BBBB

*

MADE IN THE U.S.A.

PUB045-05 10-2013

MANUFACTUREDIN PORTLAND, OREGON USA

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