Ethicon | ETHI-PACK Surgical Stainless Steel Suture | Metallic Non-Absorbable | Model DS25 | Non-Sterile Bulk Free Ties

The Ethicon DS25 is a highly specialized, ultra-high-tensile metallic surgical suture manufactured from high-grade 316L stainless steel. Formulated as a true metallic monofilament wire strand, this material delivers the highest structural strength, lowest localized tissue reactivity, and greatest resistance to mechanical fatigue of any wound-closure medium available. Because it is completely inert chemically and biologically, it is entirely unaffected by active in vivo enzymatic digestion, chemical hydrolysis, or infection-induced degradation, providing permanent and rigid structural fixation across heavy bones, tendons, or deep herniated fascial planes.

Crucially, the DS25 configuration belongs to Ethicon's specialized ETHI-PACK distribution line, which provides a bulk, non-sterile ligating tie system. Each individual container contains 12 pre-cut, non-needled metallic strands measuring 18 inches (45 cm) in length. Featuring a heavy size 1 thickness profile (corresponding to standard Brown and Sharpe 24-gauge wire), this uncoated silver metallic monofilament is engineered explicitly for free-hand osseous wiring, deep structural fixations, or instrument-assisted cerclage tracks where standard needle configurations are structurally unnecessary and a bulk, cut-to-length format is preferred for institutional or kit-packing value.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Ethicon (Johnson and Johnson Medical Division)

• Product Brand Family: ETHI-PACK Surgical Stainless Steel Suture Portfolio

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): DS25

• Suture Material Composition: 316L Stainless Steel (Low-carbon metallic alloy)

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

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 1 Suture (Heavy-duty / Bony Fixation Grade USP 1 Gauge / B&S 24 Gauge)

• Suture Length Dimension: 18 inches (45 cm pre-cut metallic strands)

• Color Pigment Profile: Metallic Silver (Uncoated, natural high-luster steel finish)

• Needle Configuration: Non-Needled / Pre-Cut Free Ligating Ties (No Needle)

• Sterility Packaging Matrix: Non-Sterile Bulk Presentation (Designed to be autoclaved/sterilized to institutional specifications prior to active operative use)

• Packaging Matrix Configuration: Standard box containing 12 dispensing tubes (12 wire strands per tube, totaling 144 individual strands per box)

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