Ethicon | Ethilon Suture | Monofilament Synthetic Non-Absorbable | Model 460T | Heavy-Duty Large Cutting LR

The Ethicon 460T is an ultra-heavy-duty, non-absorbable monofilament suture engineered for procedures requiring extreme mechanical support, high structural tensile strength, and minimal tissue drag. Composed of Polyamide 6 (Nylon), this smooth extruded strand passes effortlessly through dense, fibrous tissue planes without causing sawing friction or tracking bacteria along its path. Because it is chemically non-absorbable, it is completely unaffected by active in vivo enzymatic digestion or chemical hydrolysis, providing permanent structural reinforcement.

This specific configuration delivers a heavy size 2 thickness profile (Metric 5.0), making it an exceptional option for heavy retention closures, orthopedics, or dense fascial defect repairs. The strand is dyed black to optimize visualization against blood-filled cavities and tissue margins. It comes pre-swaged to an ultra-large 75 mm LR (Large Reverse Cutting) needle, which is explicitly engineered to pierce thick, resistant tissue matrices such as deep abdominal walls, sternal margins, or heavy fascial sheets without bending or dulling.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Ethicon (Johnson and Johnson Medical Division)

• Product Brand Family: ETHILON Nylon Non-Absorbable Suture Portfolio

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): 460T

• Suture Material Composition: Polyamide 6 (Long-chain synthetic aliphatic nylon polymer)

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

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 2 Suture (Heavy-duty / Retention Grade USP 2 Gauge / Metric 5.0)

• Suture Length Dimension: 20 inches (Approximately 50 cm single continuous strand)

• Color Pigment Profile: Black (Dyed for maximum contrast against bright tissue beds and active bleeding)

• Needle Type Classification: LR Reverse Cutting (Heavy-gauge cutting edge on the outer curvature)

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

• Needle Length Profile: 75 mm massive structural length

• Packaging Matrix Configuration: Standard box containing 24 sterile individual suture packets (T-box distribution unit)

• Absorption Profile Cycle: Synthetic Non-Absorbable (While classified as non-absorbable, progressive in vivo hydrolytic degradation of nylon over many years may lead to a gradual loss of total tensile strength over time)