Ethicon | Coated Vicryl Endoloop Ligature | Synthetic Absorbable | EJ10G | Laparoscopic Pedicle Tie

The Ethicon EJ10G is a specialized, sterile, synthetic absorbable laparoscopic ligation device manufactured using a copolymer of 90 percent glycolide and 10 percent L-lactide (polyglactin 910). Operating as part of the specialized Endoloop product line, this instrument is engineered explicitly for minimally invasive endoscopic surgeries. It provides a reliable method for ligating tissue pedicles, prominent vascular structures, and the bases of cystic or excised organs without requiring intracorporeal knot-tying.

The system features an 18-inch (45 cm) violet-dyed braided Coated Vicryl strand pre-formed into a slip-knot ligature loop and housed inside a rigid delivery tube. The distal end of the tube holds the pre-tied loop, while the proximal handle end is scored and fastened to the tail of the suture thread. To deploy, a clinician guides the loop over the target tissue using a laparoscopic grasper, snaps the scored plastic handle, and pulls it upward. This mechanical tracking action draws the pre-formed knot down the tube, tightly closing the loop around the pedicle and establishing a secure, compressed ligature.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Ethicon (Johnson and Johnson Medical Division)

• Product Brand Family: Endoloop Ligature Matrix / Coated VICRYL Absorbable Suture

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): EJ10G

• Suture Material Composition: Polyglactin 910 (90 percent glycolide, 10 percent L-lactide copolymer)

• Strand Structural Construction: Braided and coated for smooth knot tracking and reliable loop collapse

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 0 Suture (USP 0 Gauge / Metric 4.0)

• Suture Length Dimension: 18 inches (Approximately 45 cm loop assembly)

• Color Pigment Profile: Violet (Dyed for contrast against active bleeding and abdominal structures under camera illumination)

• Delivery Framework Assembly: Semi-rigid plastic guide tube with a scored snap-off proximal handle end

• Needle Configuration: Non-Needled / Pre-Formed Laparoscopic Ligating Loop (No Needle)

• Packaging Matrix Configuration: Standard box containing 12 sterile Endoloop device units (G-box distribution unit)

• Absorption Profile Cycle: Completely absorbed via chemical hydrolysis between 56 and 70 days following initial implantation

• Tensile Strength Retention Profile: Maintains approximately 75 percent strength at 14 days, 50 percent strength at 21 days, and 25 percent strength at 28 days post-op