Suture kits

[Luckyslushy]

Hello-

 

I'm a poor 2nd year and want to practice my suturing. Any suggestions on where I can get some inexpensive bulk sutures? Some of my friends got some bulk ones on amazon but they had so many weird sizes - 1/2 weren't used. I'm looking for something basic, like maybe a bunch of 3-0 to 6-0s.

 

Also - any suggestions on what to practice on? We bough fake skin, which was expensive. And mine is torne apart at this point. I heard pigs feet (skeeves me out a bit as a vegetarian) and banana peels are good. Anything else somebody would suggest?

 

Thanks!

[Timon]

I know Ethicon has a free knott tying suture kit that's available to PA students. You can find that by following this link:

http://www.ethicon.com/healthcare-professionals/education/student-knot-tying-kit

 

You can also purchase expired sutures online.

Here is a website I found with a quick google search that even offers $1 expired sutures:

https://www.esutures.com/product/1-expired/

 

We use pigs feet for our suture labs at our school which you can by at any local market. Make sure if you do get pigs feet its not the smoked one because those are very leather like. So you have to get the raw / unprocessed pigs feet. 

[cinntsp]

http://www.sim-vivo.com/suture.html

 

I bought some bulk suture there but didn't use much since I could take a bunch from the OR in my surgery rotation.

[Luckyslushy]

Thanks, guys! That's really helpful! Wutthechris - my surgery rotation is in a couple months .. Cant wait for the expired suture swag!

[Derbingle]

You can use a spool lf thick caliber thread. I did. Tie anything that looks like string, thread etc. just to get it down.

[Luckyslushy]

Derbingle - that's such a good idea! I bought some sutures already. When they run out I'm using the thread from my days of sewing. Thanks all for the great tips!