Surgical suction tubes suction involves removing solids, liquids, or gasses from the stomach or small intestine by inserting a tube through the nose/ mouth and suctioning the gastrointestinal material through the tube.
Surgical sutures are optimized for slowly healing tissue and provide a superior knot security. It is easy to handle and tie. The elasticity, biocompatibility and long degradation time of sutures make it ideal for repair of slowly healing tissue like tendons and ligaments.
Surgical suture passer is a device used for suturing soft tissue. It is capable of probing tissue, and preferably provides tactile feedback concerning the condition of the tissue. It can then be used to pass and retrieve a suture without the need for an additional suture retrieval tool.