Surgical suture plain is absorbable sterile suture composed of purified connective tissue derived from either the serosal layer of beef or submucosal fibrous layer of sheep intestines. The chromic gut contain salt solution to delay absorption.
Surgical gut suture meets all requirements established by the United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P) for absorbable surgical suture. This sutures in USA can be only for veterinary use, in other countries it can be used in human or vet.