Coated Vicryl
Polyglactin 910 braided absorbable — the global reference suture, gauges 10-0 to 5
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Ethicon Sutures Supplier in Kenya
Vicryl, Monocryl, PDS II, Prolene, Ethilon and the complete wound-closure range
The lane
Ethicon, delivered to Nairobi.
NOVOSIC supplies the complete Ethicon suture range to Kenya — Coated Vicryl, Monocryl, PDS II, Prolene, Ethilon, and the rest of the wound-closure portfolio — exported from the UAE to hospitals, surgical centres, and medical distributors in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and Eldoret.
Kenyan theatres specify Ethicon by name, and substitution is rarely acceptable to the operating surgeon. We quote against your exact catalogue codes — gauge, needle, and pack size — and consolidate them with any other brand you buy from us into a single shipment to Mombasa or Nairobi.
Shipping to Kenya
How this lane runs.
Suture cartons are volumetric rather than heavy, so for most Kenyan buyers air freight to Jomo Kenyatta International is the economical default — five hours in transit and stock on the pharmacy shelf inside the week. Full-pallet and container orders move by sea to Mombasa in six to nine days, quoted CIF or CFR Mombasa, with DAP Nairobi available where you want one number that includes inland haulage up the Northern Corridor.
- Sea / surface
- Port of Mombasa — typically 6–9 days
- Air
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi (NBO) — 5 hours (direct daily freighter and belly capacity)
- Typical Incoterms on this lane
- CIF Mombasa · CFR Mombasa · DAP Nairobi · FOB Jebel Ali
- Regulatory context
- Medical devices entering Kenya fall under the Pharmacy and Poisons Board's medical-device framework; importers typically hold the local registration. NOVOSIC supplies the manufacturer documentation — IFUs, CE certificates, and batch records — that registration holders and tender committees ask for.
What Kenya orders
Demand on the Kenya Ethicon suture lane.
Demand from Kenyan surgical departments concentrates on Coated Vicryl 2-0 and 3-0 with reverse-cutting and taper needles for general and obstetric work, Vicryl Rapide for episiotomy repair in busy maternity units, Monocryl for subcuticular closure in private hospitals, and Prolene 5-0 and 6-0 for the cardiac and vascular lists at the national referral centres. County-level facilities order in mixed cartons across gauges; we hold no minimum line quantity, so a 20-box Vicryl order ships alongside a full theatre fit-out on the same invoice.
Featured lines
Ethicon Sutures available for Kenya.
Every line below is quoted to your exact catalogue codes and consolidated with anything else you buy from us into one shipment.
Vicryl Rapide
Accelerated-absorption Vicryl for episiotomy, paediatric, and mucosal closure
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Poliglecaprone 25 monofilament absorbable — low drag, subcuticular closure
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Polydioxanone long-term absorbable monofilament, ~6-month absorption
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Polypropylene permanent monofilament — cardiovascular and vascular standard
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Nylon non-absorbable monofilament for skin closure
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Braided polyester non-absorbable for cardiac and orthopaedic fixation
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Natural braided silk for ligation and securing drains
Request Export QuoteDon't see the specific Ethicon code you need? We supply the complete range — send us the catalogue number with your destination and required Incoterm.
Why NOVOSIC for Kenya
One desk for the whole order.
A genuinely short lane
Six to nine days Jebel Ali to Mombasa by sea, five hours to Nairobi by air — replenishment cycles that European routings cannot match.
Consolidation built for KEMSA-style tenders
Mixed-brand, multi-line orders packed to one packing list with batch and expiry itemised — the format Kenyan tender and receiving teams actually ask for.
Documentation that clears
Commercial invoice and packing list issued to destination requirements and sent electronically ahead of vessel arrival at Mombasa.
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Available for shipping worldwide
The Ethicon Sutures range ships from the UAE to Kenya and to destinations across Africa, the Middle East, CIS, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Incoterms supported: EXW, FOB, CIF, CFR, DDP, DAP.
Ready when you are
Tell us what you need. We'll respond within 24 hours.
Brand, product, quantity, destination — we'll come back with a competitive export quote from our Dubai desk.