Ethicon | Surgical Chromic Gut Suture | Natural Absorbable | Model 924H | Taper Point CT-1

The Ethicon 924H is a professional-grade, sterile, natural absorbable surgical suture manufactured from purified connective tissue, consisting primarily of collagen derived from the mucosal fibrous layer of sheep (ovine) or the serosal layer of beef (bovine) intestines. As a flagship configuration within Ethicon's classic Surgical Gut portfolio, this natural strand undergoes a specialized chromic salt bath. This chromic tanning process creates deep molecular cross-links that delay cellular enzymatic degradation in vivo. This effectively extends the suture's structural support window within active tissue beds while reducing the acute localized inflammatory tissue reactions common to plain, untreated natural gut.

This configuration provides a naturally brown braided/monofilament-processed thread featuring a heavy size 0 thickness profile, engineered to deliver robust tensile hold across deep layer adaptations. It comes pre-swaged to a large-format 36 mm CT-1 style taper point needle. This needle is optimized for smooth, non-cutting passage through deeper subcutaneous tissues, general muscle layers, and general soft tissue adaptations where minimizing bleeding along the needle track is a vital clinical objective.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Ethicon (Johnson and Johnson Medical Division)

• Product Brand Family: Surgical Gut Suture Portfolio (Chromic Matrix Presentation)

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): 924H

• Suture Material Composition: Purified Natural Collagen (Processed Chromic Gut)

• Strand Structural Construction: Monofilament-processed finish (Smooth organic ribbon alignment)

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 0 Suture (Heavy USP 0 Gauge / Metric 3.5)

• Suture Length Dimension: 27 inches (Approximately 70 cm single continuous strand)

• Color Pigment Profile: Naturally Brown / Undyed

• Needle Type Classification: CT-1 Taper Point (Round body profile, completely non-cutting geometry)

• Needle Curvature Geometry: 1/2 Circle curvature tracking radius

• Needle Length Profile: 36 mm structural length

• Packaging Matrix Configuration: Standard box containing 36 sterile individual suture packets (H-box distribution unit)

• Absorption Profile Cycle: Gradually breaks down via natural in vivo proteolytic enzymatic digestion, yielding complete mass absorption within approximately 90 days following initial implantation

• Tensile Strength Retention Profile: Delivers reliable mechanical support through early healing intervals, maintaining active structural holding power for approximately 14 to 21 days post-op depending on localized tissue vascularity and enzyme concentration