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SERAG-WIESSNER pledgets

From the smallest
to the largest.

Fourteen PTFE felt pledgets, from 3 mm to 150 mm.

Plates up to 100 mm.

40 × 20, 80 × 20, 100 × 13 and 100 × 20 mm, 1 or 2 mm thick. The small formats, round, oval and rectangular, from 3 × 2 to 12.7 × 7.9 mm.

The whole range.

Fourteen models, up to 150 × 6.3 mm strips. Support for the suture and reinforcement of the tissue, in the heart and vessels.

Pledgets

A support for the suture,
where the tissue is under tension.

Our pledgets provide durable tissue reinforcement and serve as a suture buttress for the heart and vessels: they prevent suture pull-through in tissues subject to high mechanical stress1.

  • PTFE feltnon-absorbable, undyed
  • Manufactured in NailaSerag-Wiessner, Germany
  • Precision die-cutting, strict quality control
  • 14 modelsshapes, sizes, thicknesses, perforated or non-perforated

Each model

Fourteen pledgets.
Choose, turn, compare.

Reference

6 × 3 × 2
PL14Oval, perforated
  • 4 pledgets per pouch, box of 12 pouches
  • Non-absorbable, undyed PTFE felt
  • Dimensions in mm: length × width × thickness

Pledget drawn to scale, dimensions in millimetres.

The range

From 3 mm to 150 mm.

Small sizes

From 3 × 2 mm (PL19) to 6 × 3 mm: round, oval or rectangular, from 0.5 to 2 mm thick.

Perforated or non-perforated

Two perforations on the long axis for PL14AA, PL14, PL16, PL18, PL19 and PR16; PL04 without perforation.

Rectangles and patches

From 9 × 5 mm to 100 × 20 mm, in 1 or 2 mm increments.

Tapes

150 × 6.3 mm, in 1 mm (PR19AB) or 2 mm (PR19).

1. Serag-Wiessner 'Pledgets' brochure, ref. 851186, September 2024.

References

Fourteen references.
Boxes of 12 pouches.

ReferenceShapeDimensions (mm)Per pouch
PL19Rectangular, perforated3 × 2 × 14
PL14AARound, perforated6 × 210
PL04Oval6 × 3 × 24
PL14Oval, perforated6 × 3 × 24
PL16Oval, perforated6 × 3 × 14
PL18Rectangular, perforated6 × 3 × 0,54
PR16Rectangular, perforated9 × 5 × 16
PR18Rectangle12,7 × 7,9 × 16
PL13Pledget40 × 20 × 11
PL21Pledget80 × 20 × 11
PR21Pledget100 × 13 × 21
PL22Pledget100 × 20 × 11
PR19ABBand150 × 6,3 × 11
PR19Band150 × 6,3 × 21

For each reference

  • Non-absorbable, undyed PTFE felt
  • Box of 12 pouches
  • Read the manufacturer's instructions for use

Serag-Wiessner brochure 851186, September 2024. Availability: please contact us.

Publications

Pledgets in cardiac surgery:
what the teams publish.

96,0 %

freedom from proximal reoperation at 5 years following aortic root reconstruction with pledget-supported sutures in type A dissection. Houston, 758 patients2.

1 082

patients undergoing aortic valve replacement, with or without pledgets: no difference in events at 5 years (11.7% vs 9.8%, difference not significant). International multicentre trial3.

4 techniques

aorta-prosthesis anastomosis techniques compared: Teflon felt sandwich with U-stitches offers the highest tensile strength. Ex vivo study, Kanazawa4.

20 N

Mean pull-out force of a suture reinforced with a Teflon pledget on the aortic annulus (tissue incision from 9 N). Ex vivo study, Bernau bei Berlin5.

2. Ikeno Y et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2026;121(1):82-90, doi 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.06.047. 3. Velders BJJ et al. JTCVS Tech 2023;17:23-46, doi 10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.10.016. 4. No H et al. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2025;41(11):1544-1552, doi 10.1007/s12055-025-02043-1. 5. Hartrumpf M et al. Medicina 2022;58(8):1055, doi 10.3390/medicina58081055. Results published by these teams, independent of Delynov; pledget material not always specified; these do not constitute a product claim.

They trust us

Nancy University Hospital (CHRU de Nancy)Hospices Civils de Lyon (Lyon University Hospitals)Georges-Pompidou European Hospital, AP-HPMarie-Lannelongue Hospital

Institutions ordering SERAMON® CHORDAE LOOP from Delynov.

Logistics in France

The stock is in France.

Delynov supplies healthcare institutions directly, with no import delay.

Live availability

Each reference shows its status, in stock or being restocked.

Fast dispatch

Most often the same day or the day after the order6.

A team in France

Orders, traceability, vigilance: one contact in Épinal, on +33 3 72 54 02 57.

6. Delynov measurement on SERAMON® CHORDAE LOOP shipments, May 2025 to September 2026: time between order and dispatch.

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The medical devices presented on this site, SERAMON® CHORDAE LOOP, SERAMON® robotic and PTFE felt pledgets, are manufactured by SERAG-WIESSNER GmbH & Co. KG (Naila, Germany) and distributed in France by Delynov. For healthcare professionals only; read the instructions for use carefully: indications, contraindications, adverse effects and precautions. SERAMON® CHORDAE LOOP is a class III implantable medical device, sterile, single use; additional knots may be needed on tissue under tension. Any serious incident must be reported to the manufacturer and to the competent authority (ANSM in France). Animations and instruments shown: generic 3D models drawn by Delynov, for illustration. Electronic IFU: ifu.serag-wiessner.de. Ref. DLC-SITE, version 12 of 06/10/2026.
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