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Sharpoint
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Ethicon
™
Syneture
™
1/4 Circle
VVL4 • •
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
DRM5 • •
5mm
M.E.T.
™
Point Needles
Needle Chart
Needle Specifications
Sutures
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