Ethicon | Prolene Suture with EVERPOINT Technology | Non-Absorbable Synthetic Monofilament | Model EPM8703 | Double-Armed BV-1 Taper Point

The Ethicon EPM8703 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 lineup, the EPM series prefixes indicate the integration of EVERPOINT Cardiovascular Needles. Everpoint needles are forged from an advanced tungsten-rhenium alloy, providing up to 121 percent greater 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 synthetic materials 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): EPM8703

• Suture Material Composition: Isotactic Crystalline Polypropylene

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

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 7-0 Suture (Ultra-fine USP 7-0 Gauge / Metric 0.5)

• Multi-Strand Pack Profile: 4 Strands per individual sterile sleeve (4 x 30 inches / 75 cm lengths)

• 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 each 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 12 sterile multi-strand suture units (12 Sleeves per box, totaling 48 individual strands and 96 needles)

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