Material: silk (needles made of 300 stainless steel quality), coating: wax and silicone. Sterile Individually packed. Atraumatic needle-suture combination: stepless transition between needle and suture, thereby minimum wound trauma. Needle type: 3/8 circle, cutting DS16: arch length 16 mm DS19: arch length 19 mm Arc length: distance between needle tip and end of needle, measured along the outer curve of the needle. Suture material Silkam ® short sutures (PreCuts) Excellent handling properties, good knot security. Can be removed individually. Suture structure: braided Non-absorbable Medical device class IIb MDD ID: 0123 Delivery without needle.