Surgilon braided nylon sutures are use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic, and neurological surgery.  Surgilon braided sutures are inert, nonabsorbable, sterile sutures composed of the long-chain aliphatic polymers Nylon 6 and Nylon 6.6. The braided sutures are coated uniformly with silicone to enhance handling characteristics, ease of passage through tissue and reduction of capillarity. Surgilon braided sutures are also nonabsorbable nylon surgical sutures available dyed black or undyed (white).