Ethicon | Prolene Suture with EVERPOINT Technology | Non-Absorbable Synthetic Monofilament | Model EP8709H | Double-Armed BV-1 Taper Point

The Ethicon EP8709H is an ultra-fine, sterile, non-absorbable synthetic surgical suture constructed from an isotactic crystalline stereoisomer of polypropylene. As part of Ethicon's premier cardiovascular specialty portfolio, the EP configuration designation highlights the integration of EVERPOINT Cardiovascular Needles. Everpoint needles are forged from an advanced tungsten-rhenium alloy, providing up to 121 percent greater structural stiffness and 38 percent more bend resistance than standard medical-grade stainless steel. This extreme structural rigidity allows the micro-needle to maintain its razor-sharp apex pass after pass through tough, calcified leaflets or dense synthetic prosthetic grafts 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): EP8709H

• 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: BV-1 Taper Point (Round body profile, completely non-cutting geometry)

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

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

• Needle Length Profile: 9.3 mm micro 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)