DemeTech's Rapid Absorbable suture is a synthetic, absorbable, sterile, surgical suture composed of copolymers made from 90% glycolide and 10% L-lactide.

DemeTech's Rapid Absorbable has been found to be nonantigenic, eliciting only minimal tissue reactivity during the absorption process.

Due to a lower molecular weight, relative to DemeTech's PGA or Polyglactin 910, DemeTech's Rapid Absorbable is able to achieve a faster absorption period than other synthetic absorbable sutures.

Tensile strength is lost between 10-14 days after placement

The absorption time for Rapid Absorbable is 42 to 56 days. DemeTech's Rapid Absorbable sutures are available violet and colorless.

Demetech Demequick sutures are an alternative to Ethicon Vicryl Rapide sutures or similar.