Ethicon | Prolene Suture with EVERPOINT Technology | Non-Absorbable Synthetic Monofilament | Model EP8707H | Double-Armed CC-1 Taper Point

The Ethicon EP8707H is a professional-grade, sterile, non-absorbable synthetic surgical suture manufactured from an isotactic crystalline stereoisomer of polypropylene. As part of Ethicon's premier cardiovascular specialty lineup, the EP prefix indicates the integration of EVERPOINT Cardiovascular Needles. Everpoint needles are forged from an advanced tungsten-rhenium alloy, which provides up to 121 percent greater stiffness and 38 percent more bend resistance than standard medical-grade stainless steel. This extreme structural rigidity allows the needle to maintain its ultra-sharp apex pass after pass through tough, calcified leaflets, dense vessel scar tissue, or synthetic prosthetic matrices without buckling, bending, or dulling.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Ethicon (Johnson and Johnson Medical Division)

• Product Brand Family: PROLENE Polypropylene Suture Matrix with EVERPOINT Needle Technology

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): EP8707H

• Suture Material Composition: Isotactic Crystalline Polypropylene

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

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 6-0 Suture (Ultra-fine USP 6-0 Gauge / Metric 0.7)

• Suture Length Dimension: 30 inches (Approximately 75 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 micro-needles on both ends of the strand)

• Needle Type Classification: CC-1 Taper Point / Tapercut Cardiovascular Needle

• Needle Metallurgy Core: Tungsten-Rhenium Alloy (EVERPOINT ultra-stiff surgical profile)

• 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)