• Raw Material
• Copolymer of lactide and glycolide coated with Polyglactin 370 and calcium stearate
• Tensile strength retention in vivo
• Approx 50% remains at 5 days. Lost within 10-14 days
• Absorption Rate
• Minimal until about 14th day, essentially complete by 42 days, absorption by slow hydrolysis

Coated VICRYL RAPIDE Suture is a synthetic absorbable sterile surgical suture composed of a copolymer made from 90% glycolide and 10% L-lactide. Although this suture is a synthetic absorbable suture, its performance characteristics are intended to model the performance of collagen (surgical gut) suture. Coated VICRYL RAPIDE Suture is indicated only for use in superficial soft tissue approximation of the skin and mucosa, where only short term wound support (7-10 days) is required. Coated VICRYL RAPIDE Suture is not intended for use in ligation, ophthalmic, cardiovascular or neurological procedures.