Ethicon | Coated Vicryl Suture | Synthetic Absorbable | J337H | Taper Point CT-1

The Ethicon J337H is a medical-grade, sterile, synthetic absorbable surgical suture manufactured from a copolymer of 90 percent glycolide and 10 percent L-lactide (polyglactin 910). As an essential component of Ethicon's primary Coated Vicryl portfolio, this braided wound-closure strand provides predictable, high-tensile structural support during early tissue healing stages. It breaks down gradually via chemical hydrolysis, minimizing surrounding tissue reaction and leaving a clean wound tract once fully absorbed.

This configuration provides a violet-dyed braided thread featuring a fine 4-0 gauge thickness profile, engineered to balance precise handling with a dependable absorbable structural hold. 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: Coated VICRYL Absorbable Suture Matrix

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): J337H

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

• Strand Structural Construction: Braided for superior knot security and excellent handling flexibility

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 4-0 Suture (USP 4-0 Gauge / Metric 1.5)

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

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

• 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: 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