Ethicon | Prolene Polypropylene Suture | Non-Absorbable Synthetic Monofilament | Model D5526 | Double-Armed General Taper Point SH

The Ethicon D5526 is a professional-grade, sterile, synthetic non-absorbable surgical suture manufactured from an isotactic crystalline stereoisomer of polypropylene. Engineered as a perfectly smooth monofilament strand, Prolene virtually eliminates cellular tissue drag and dynamic friction during placement. Polypropylene is designed for surgical configurations requiring permanent wound support, remaining completely unaffected by active in vivo enzymatic digestion or chemical hydrolysis. This chemical inertness ensures the thread maintains its baseline structural tensile strength indefinitely post-implantation while prompting minimal acute localized inflammatory tissue reactions.

This specialized clinical configuration features a versatile size 3-0 gauge thread diameter, dyed phthalocyanine blue to maximize operational tracking and crisp visualization against blood-filled cavities and tissue margins. The system delivers an extended single continuous 54-inch (135 cm) monofilament strand and is configured as a double-armed system. It is swaged on both ends to standard 26 mm SH style taper point needles. This round-bodied, non-cutting needle geometry separates fragile tissue fibers rather than slicing them, making the D5526 an exceptional selection for structural cardiovascular adaptations, deep soft tissue approximations, and continuous running closures where a long strand with double needles is indicated.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Ethicon (Johnson and Johnson Medical Division)

• Product Brand Family: PROLENE Polypropylene Non-Absorbable Suture Portfolio

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): D5526

• Suture Material Composition: Isotactic Crystalline Polypropylene

• Strand Structural Construction: Monofilament (Smooth extrusion profile, zero braiding capillary risks)

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

• Suture Length Dimension: 54 inches (Extended 135 cm single continuous strand layout)

• Color Pigment Profile: Phthalocyanine Blue (Dyed for maximum contrast against red tissue beds and active bleeding)

• Needle Configuration: Double-Armed (Swaged to identical surgical needles on both ends of the strand)

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

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

• Needle Length Profile: 26 mm structural length

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

• Absorption Profile Cycle: Strictly Non-Absorbable (Provides permanent structural tissue encapsulation with zero degradation over time)