Product details
Polyamide suture — nylon. Monofilament, non-absorbable. Filamide is Meril's polyamide, the everyday closure suture.
Why nylon
- Easy to handle, and it passes through tissue smoothly
- Excellent histocompatibility — the tissue leaves it alone
- Monofilament, so no braid for bacteria to track along
- The economical choice where a permanent monofilament is all the case needs
Where it is used
- Skin closure, the largest use by volume
- General surgery, and retention sutures in heavier gauges
- Fine gauges for plastic and ophthalmic work
If the case is vascular or the field is contaminated, most surgeons move to polypropylene (Filaprop) instead — it handles better under tension and is the vascular standard.
Which non-absorbable suture, and why
| Polypropylene (Filaprop) | Monofilament. Least drag through tissue, nothing for bacteria to track along. Vascular anastomosis, contaminated or infected tissue, skin |
| Polyamide / nylon (Filamide) | Monofilament. Cheaper everyday closure, skin and general surgery |
| Silk (Filasilk) | Braided natural. The easiest to handle and tie; ligation, drains, bowel serosa |
| Polyester (Mericron XL) | Braided, strongest of the four. Valve and tendon work, available with pledgets |
| Steel (Meristeel) | Sternal closure |
All five ranges are stocked here, so the whole non-absorbable list comes off one order.
Specification
| Material | Polyamide (nylon), synthetic non-absorbable |
| Construction | Monofilament |
| Code prefix | NYL, or NYS where the strand is supplied without a needle |
| Manufacturer | Meril Life Sciences, India |
Buying from Agile Healthcare
Authorised Meril distributor, Hyderabad, serving hospitals and clinics across Telangana. Call 74162 16262.
If your OT list is written against another brand, send us the code printed on the packet — we will match gauge, needle shape and length before you order, not after. See the full suture range.
