Ethicon | Prolene Suture with HEMOSEAL Technology | Non-Absorbable Synthetic Monofilament | Model EPH8720H | Double-Armed C-1 Taper Point

The Ethicon EPH8720H is a professional-grade, sterile, synthetic non-absorbable surgical suture constructed from an isotactic crystalline stereoisomer of polypropylene. As an advanced variant within Ethicon's premium cardiovascular specialty portfolio, this configuration integrates proprietary HEMOSEAL Technology. This design features a specialized, tapered needle-to-suture attachment zone where the swage diameter is significantly reduced to closely replicate the true diameter of the size 5-0 suture strand. By eliminating the structural gap where a standard needle attachment would stretch a larger puncture than the trailing thread can fill, Hemoseal dramatically minimizes needle-hole leakage and post-clamp suture-line bleeding at critical vascular junctions.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Ethicon (Johnson and Johnson Medical Division)

• Product Brand Family: PROLENE Polypropylene Suture Matrix with HEMOSEAL Technology

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): EPH8720H

• Suture Material Composition: Isotactic Crystalline Polypropylene

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

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 5-0 Suture (Fine USP 5-0 Gauge / Metric 1.0)

• Suture Length Dimension: 36 inches (Approximately 90 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: C-1 Taper Point (Round body profile, completely non-cutting geometry)

• Needle Curvature Geometry: 3/8 Circle curvature tracking radius

• Needle Length Profile: 13 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)