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Secure. Fast. Effective.
V-Loc™ 90 and V-Loc™ 180
Absorbable Wound Closure Devices
You Want the Best for Your Patients
The V-Loc™ wound closure device is a revolutionary technology
that eliminates the need to tie knots, so you can close incisions up
to 50% faster without compromising strength and security.1, 2 V-Loc™
device offers secure, fast, and effective incision closure for your patients.
At Covidien, our robust manufacturing and quality testing processes ensure
that the innovative products we put in your hands are reliable and user-friendly.
During manufacturing, our quality assurance system inspects the V-Loc™ device
strands by photographing every barb.
3-0 Quill™* Monoderm
4-0 V-Loc™ 90 Device
V-Loc™ 90 device has 20 barbs per centimeter; while Quill™* Monoderm offers only eight barbs
per centimeter.
We have been upholding and advancing the standards of effectiveness for sutures for many
years. The V-Loc™ device is another example of how our 100-plus years of sutures expertise has
introduced some of the industry’s most important innovations. That’s one of the reasons why
hospitals around the world count on Covidien, every day.
AVERAGE MAXIMUM STRENGTH
The V-Loc™ device provides
evenly-spaced barbs
throughout the strand,
providing secure closure of
Average maximum load of V-Loc™ device and Quill™* over time
50
MAXIMUM STRENGTH (kgf)
Save Time with
Peace of Mind.
the incision by distributing
V-Loc™ 180 3-0
45
Quill™* SRS 2-0
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
tension across the wound.
T0
T3
T7
DAYS4
Size 3-0 V-Loc™ 180 device
T14
T28
is stronger than size 2-0
STRENGTH COMPARISON CHART
Quill™* SRS PDO during the
9
wound healing. P<.0014
V-Loc 180 device size 0 is
™
17% stronger than Quill™*
PDO size 2 straight out of
the package. V-Loc™ 180
device continues to be
statistically stronger than
PDO in the one, two, and
device tensile strength (kgs)
most critical phases of
V-Loc™ 180 deviice 0
8
Quill™* PDO 2
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
T-0
T-1
T-2
T-3
three week intervals
by 22%, 28%, and 48%,
respectively.
5
Working together,
we can provide your
patients with the
most optimal care
CLOSURE TIME ACCORDING TO LENGTH OF INCISION IN FOUR SUTURING GROUPS3
600
560
520
480
440
400
360
320
280
240
200
160
120
80
40
0
Total
2”
576
9”
449.4
397.6
†
†
††
326.8
†† 299.8
†
††
257.4
230.5
341.8
276.4
252.1
†
132.4
V-Loc™ 180 device
397.8
365.6
178.5
153
122.9
Quill™* SRS
P<0.05 V-Loc™ 180 device vs. running continuous
†
6”
Continuous
Interrupted
P<0.05 V-Loc™ 180 device vs. interrupted
††
References
1Single
layer closure with V-Loc™ 180 device compared to double layer closure using standard suture
methods. Covidien V-Loc™ 180 Absorbable Wound Closure Device Time Study, Robert T. Grant, MD,
MSC, FACS, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Argent global Services. Data on file.
2 Utilization
of a Porcine Model to Demonstrate the Efficacy of an Absorbable Barbed Suture for Dermal
Closure, UTSW, S. Brown. Data on file.
3 Time
Motion Study – Comparison of wound closure time using conventional techniques and knotless,
selfanchoring surgical sutures in ex-vivo porcine model for both single layer and double layer closure in
all closure techniques. Royal College of Surgeons, London, UK.
4Comparison
of Covidien™ V-Loc™ 180 device and Quill™* SRS Suture for Intradermal Closure in a
Porcine In-Vitro Model. Data on file.
5 Baseline strength comparison of Covidien™ V-Loc™ 180 device size 0 and Quill™* SRS Suture size 2.
Data on file.
For additional information contact your
Covidien Wound Closure Representative.
Call 800.722.8772 or visit us at www.covidien.com
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