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SMI: Surgical sutures of the highest quality

SMI AG was established in 1987 - the first Belgian company manufacturing surgical sutures - since then it has grown continuously. Today SMI is recognised as a world-wide supplier of quality surgical sutures and medical devices.

The company is situated in St. Vith in the East of Belgium, near the point where the borders of Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg meet.

Highest Quality and Safety

SMI complies always with international quality standards such as EN ISO 9001 and EN ISO 13485 as well as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
All raw materials and finished products are submitted to stringent quality control by a highly qualified team.

SMI is dedicated to customer satisfaction by ensuring high quality products and an excellent service based on customer focus, reliability and delivery performance.

World-wide Recognition

SMI exports to around 90 different countries all over the world. For this performance

SMI received the “Royal Export Award 2000“ from the Belgian Foreign Trade Board.

The Catalogue - Edition 2016

This catalogue contains information about the full range of SMI suture materials with details of all standard presentations held in stock. Special sizes of sutures can be supplied following customer’s requests. We are constantly striving to increase our product range based on market developments and customer needs.

SMI offers all sizes from USP 12/0 to USP 6 which enables surgeons to operate in all surgical specializations including Cardiology, Microsurgery and Ophthalmology.

Since many years SMI products are recognized by top surgeons around the world.