Ethicon | Vicryl Polyglactin 910 Suture | Synthetic Absorbable Braided Blend | Model J944H | General Taper Point CT-1

Expires 04-30-2030

The Ethicon J944H is a premium, sterile, synthetic absorbable surgical suture precision-fabricated from a co-polymer of 90 percent glycolide and 10 percent L-lactide (polyglactin 910), woven into a versatile size 3-0 gauge thread matrix measuring 36 inches (90 cm) in length and left completely undyed (clear/natural) to guarantee complete concealment beneath deep structural tissue bands or mucosal walls and eliminate dark suture show-through. Coated uniformly with a specialized lubricious layer of caprolactone/glycolide copolymer combined with calcium stearate, this thread provides exceptional knot-tying smoothness, high structural flexibility, and minimal dragging friction when crossing vascularized soft tissue planes. Swaged as a single-armed layout to a standard 36 mm CT-1 style taper point needle featuring a 1/2 circle curvature profile and a completely non-cutting round body geometry that separates fragile muscle and deep connective fibers rather than slicing them, this setup provides dependable mid-term internal wound support (maintaining approximately 75 percent active holding strength at 2 weeks post-op and 50 percent at 3 weeks) before degrading completely through smooth in vivo chemical hydrolysis to achieve complete mass absorption between 56 and 70 days.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): J944H

• Product Brand Family: Coated VICRYL Polyglactin 910 Suture Portfolio

• Suture Material Composition: Polyglactin 910 Co-Polymer (90% glycolide, 10% L-lactide)

• Strand Structural Construction: Braided and Coated (Polycaprolate and calcium stearate lubrication matrix)

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 3-0 Suture (Mid-range USP 3-0 Gauge / Metric 2.0)

• Suture Length Dimension: 36 inches (90 cm single continuous strand layout)

• Color Pigment Profile: Undyed (Clear/Natural profile to eliminate sub-surface visual tracking or show-through)

• Needle Configuration: Single-Armed (Swaged to one high-precision needle)

• Needle Type Classification: CT-1 Taper Point (Round body profile, completely non-cutting geometry)

• Needle Curvature Geometry: 1/2 Circle curvature tracking radius

• Needle Length Profile: 36 mm structural length

• Packaging Matrix Configuration: Standard box containing 36 sterile individual suture packets (H-box distribution unit)

• Absorption Profile Cycle: Degrades reliably via in vivo chemical hydrolysis, resulting in complete mass absorption within 56 to 70 days post-implantation