Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures

Innovation Type: Consumable

Speciality: Surgery

Innovation Origin: NHS England's ITP

Absorbable sutures containing an antiseptic coating of triclosan to prevent bacterial colonisation

Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures are absorbable sutures containing an antiseptic coating of triclosan to prevent bacterial colonisation.

Please Note - Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures are not available under the ITP scheme in Wessex due to all sites having exceeded the baseline criteria for inclusion of >4% SSI. The innovation is however commercially available via Ethicon. 

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