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The following table lists '''U.S.P. needle pull specifications''' for various sizes of [[Medicine:Surgical suture|surgical suture]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! U.S.P.<br>Suture Size
! Average Minimum<br> (kgf)
! Individual Minimum<br>(kgf)
|-
| 11-0
| 0.007
| 0.005
|-
| 10-0
| 0.014
| 0.010
|-
| 9-0
| 0.021
| 0.015
|-
| 8-0
| 0.050
| 0.025
|-
| 7-0
| 0.080
| 0.040
|-
| 6-0
| 0.170
| 0.080
|-
| 5-0
| 0.230
| 0.110
|-
| 4-0
| 0.450
| 0.230
|-
| 3-0
| 0.680
| 0.340
|-
| 2-0
| 1.100
| 0.450
|-
| 0
| 1.500
| 0.450
|-
| 1
| 1.800
| 0.600
|-
| 2+
| 1.800
| 0.700
|}

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