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Sharpoint
™
Ethicon
™
Syneture
™
1/4 Circle
VVL4 • •
3/8 Circle
DVL05 • •
4mm
Vas Cutting Needles
Sharpoint
™
Ethicon
™
Syneture
™
3/8 Circle
DE7 G-6 HE-6
8.13mm
Diamond Point Needles
Sharpoint
™
Ethicon
™
Syneture
™
1/4 Circle
D05 RD-1 SS-24
8mm
Center Point Spatula Needles
Straight
1/4 Circle 3/8 Circle 1/2 Circle
Bicurve 1/8 Circle
Needle Length
Needle Body
Chord Length
Wire
Diameter
Needle
Point
Swage
Needle
Radius
Chord Length: Straight line distance from the point of a curved Needle to
the swage
Needle Length: Distance measured along the circumference of the
Needle, from the point to the swage
Needle Shapes: Different surgeries or surgical techniques demand
different Needle shapes. Needles are available in the following shapes:
straight, bicurve, 1/8 circle, 1/4 circle, 3/8 circle and 1/2 circle
Point: The sharpened part of the Needle that first penetrates the tissue
Radius: Distance from the center of an imaginary circle that would be
formed by the Needle if it were round. The radius is measured to the
middle of the Needle wire
Swage: Connection point of the suture and the Needle. Micro teeth grip
the suture Material and prevent it from slipping out
Wire Diameter: Gauge or thickness of the Needle wire originally used to
form the Needle body
Needle Anatomy
Needle Shapes
Needle Terminology
Sharpoint
™
Ethicon
™
Syneture
™
3/8 Circle
DRTM4 • •
DRTM5 • •
DRTM6 • •
5mm
M.E.T.
™
Point Needles
Suture MaterialsNeedle Chart
Needle Specifications
Sutures
Sutures
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Material Material Description BSR Profile Mass Absorption
Gut
Twisted
• Plain & Chromic
• Packaged Dry or in Wetting Solution
Common uses: General Closure, OB/Gyn,
Urology, Bowel Anastomosis
In vivo strength retention:
Varies
Varies depending
upon type of suture
(plain vs. chromic)
and site of place-
ment
PolySyn™
(glycolic acid)
Braided
• Undyed (clear) • Dyed (violet)
Monofilament
• Undyed (clear) • Dyed (violet)
• Coated & Uncoated
Common uses: Skin Closure, OB/Gyn,
Urology, Gastrointestinal
In vivo strength retention:
50% at 14 days
20% at 21 days
Essentially complete
between 50 and
90 days
• Surgical Gut Suture - Plain/Chromic
* Plain Gut/Chromic Gut
Material Material Description Qualities
Polyviolene™ (Uncoated)
(poly (ethylene-terephthatate)
Braided
• Undyed (white) • Dyed (green)
• Uncoated
Common uses: General & Skin Closure, Plastic Surgery,
Ophthalmology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Neurological
Procedures
• Smooth
• Easy to handle
• Good knot security
Nylon
Monofilament
• Undyed (clear) • Dyed (blue) (black)
• Packaged dry or in wetting solution
Common uses: General & Skin Closure, Plastic Surgery,
Ophthalmology, Microsurgery, Cardiovascular Surgery,
Gastrointestinal
• Passes easily through tissue
Silk
Braided
• Undyed (white) • Dyed (black) • Coated
Common uses: General & Skin Closure, Gastrointestinal,
Cardiovascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology
• Excellent handling
and tying characteristics
Polypropylene
Monofilament
• Undyed (clear) • Dyed (blue)
Common uses: General & Skin Closure, Neurosurgery,
Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Microsurgery,
Cardiovascular Surgery
• Inert
• Easy to handle
• Passes easily through tissue
• PERMA-HAND™ Silk * SofSilk™
• ETHILON™ * Monosof™/Dermalon™
• PROLENE™ * Surgipro™/Surgipro™II
• MERSILENE™ * Surgidac™
Absorbable
• Comparable Ethicon™Material * Comparable Syneture™Material
Non-Absorbable
• VICRYL™ * Polysorb™/ Dexon™
4mm
6mm
4mm