DOT Code: 712.687-018

Industry: protective dev.
Alternate Titles: suture gauger; suture measurer

Sorts and measures strands of surgical sutures according to length and thickness: Places strand on measuring stick to determine length. Inserts each end and center of strand into slot of gauge that automatically registers thickness to 0.001 inch and compares gauge reading with prescribed limits of acceptable suture thicknesses. Rejects strands that fail to meet standards. Sorts acceptable strands by width and length, placing specially cut ends together, to ready them for subsequent clamping onto needles. May wind graded sutures onto spools.

GOE: 06.03.02 STRENGTH: S GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 2 DLU: 77