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ECLASS BASIC 13.0 (en)
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- 34 Medical Device
- 34-33 Wound closure supplies
- 34-33-08 Suture material
- 34-33-08-01 Needle-suture combination
- 34-33-08-02 Threads (medical)
- 34-33-08-03 Wound needle (medical)
- 34-33-08-04 Suture material set
- 34-33-08-05 Cord, ribbon (medical)
- 34-33-08-06 Retraction tubing (medical)
- 34-33-08-90 Suture material (unspecified)
- 34-33-08-91 Suture material (parts)
- 34-33-08-92 Suture material (accessories)
Classification: 34330800 [AFT105004]
| Preferred name | 34-33-08 Suture material |
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| Definition | Different tasks require doing various suture materials. You used to have, for example, natural silk and sheep gut (catgut) was used as suture material. Today, ultra-modern plastics are used almost exclusively. A distinction is absorbable by non-absorbable sutures. The seam has only a time-limited task and unnecessarily in the body remaining suture is a risk of inflammation dar. Therefore, accessible, non-absorbable sutures are removed after sufficient time. The items to be counted are summarized in this group |
| IRDI | 0173-1#01-AFT105#004 |
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