PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture with HEMO-SEAL™ Technology
A suture needle leaves a hole larger than the suture, creating bleeding risk due to the gap. PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture with HEMO-SEAL™ Technology is engineered with a 1-to-1 needle-to-suture ratio, effectively sealing the puncture site. This innovative approach is designed to reduce suture line bleeding and enhance surgical field visualization.1
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About this device
PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture with HEMO-SEAL™ Technology is is a monofilament, synthetic, non-absorbable, sterile surgical suture composed of an isotactic crystalline stereoisomer of polypropylene, a synthetic linear polyolefin. Its optional blue dye enhances visibility during procedures.2 With the HEMO-SEAL™ Needle suture combination, the diameter of the suture and the needle wire have been more closely aligned to reduce the degree of needle hole bleeding.1
Specialties
Cardiovascular, Neurosurgery, Transplant and Vascular
Procedures
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)—Cannulation, Heart Valve Repair and Replacement—Heart and Aorta Closure, Cannulation, Vascular Anastomosis and Transplant Anastomosis
Economic benefits
PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture with HEMO-SEAL™ Technology when compared to PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture were associated with4:
- Fewer sutures per discharge
- Lower mean costs of sutures per discharge
- Significantly fewer hemostat units
- Lower hemostat costs per discharge
Real-world evidence
Use of PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture with HEMO-SEAL™ Technology when compared to PROLENE™ Polypropylene Sutures may be associated with4:
- Fewer transfusions per discharge
- Shorter operating times
- Shorter hospital stays
- Improved patient outcomes
Features & benefits
Less needle hole bleeding
Tapered suture. 1-to-1 needle-to-suture ratio. HEMO-SEAL™ Technology narrows the PROLENE™ Suture at the needle attachment site, which results in the remainder of the suture having a reduced needle-to-suture ratio. This enhanced ratio allows the bulk of the suture to adequately fill the needle hole, leading to a significant reduction in needle hole bleeding.1
Reliability of PROLENE™
HEMO-SEAL™ Technology uses the same PROLENE™ Suture you trust, but offers reduced needle hole leakage.5 PROLENE™ Sutures are nonabsorbable, sterile surgical sutures available undyed or pigmented blue to enhance visibility. PROLENE™ Sutures are relatively biologically inert, offering proven strength, reliability, and versatility.3
Strength of EVERPOINT™
PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture with HEMO-SEAL™ Technology utilize EVERPOINT™ Cardiovascular Needles2, which has a unique silicone coating that offers outstanding penetration and maintains tip durability,6,7 up to a 38% increase in strength and up to a 121% increase in bend resistance compared to conventional stainless steel needles.8
Supporting documentation
Related products
PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture
PROLENE™ Sutures (clear or pigmented) are non-absorbable, sterile surgical sutures composed of an isotactic crystalline steroisomer of polypropylene, a synthetic linear polyolefin. The suture is dyed blue to enhance visibility and does not adhere to tissue, making it efficacious to pull out when ready. PROLENE™ Sutures are relatively biologically inert, offering proven strength, reliability, and versatility.1,2
EVERPOINT™ Cardiovascular Needle
Cardiovascular procedures face unique challenges that demand a needle stay sharp through every pass, even through unexpected calcium deposits. We created EVERPOINT™ Needles with a high-strength tungsten-rhenium alloy that is up to 38% stronger and 121% more bend-resistant than conventional stainless steel suture needles.1
References
- Miller CM, Sangiolo P, Jacobson JH. Reduced anastomotic bleeding using new sutures with a needle-suture diameter ratio of one. Surgery. 1987;101(2):156160.
- PROLENE Poylypropylene Suture Instructions for Use. Ethicon, Inc.
- Ethicon, Inc. Wound Closure Manual. 2021
- Sutton NY, Schmitz ND. Real-world Bleeding Outcomes and Costs Following Vascular Graft Anastomosis Using PROLENE Sutures with HEMOSEAL Technology in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. JHEOR 2017;5(2):140-9.
- Ethicon, PSE 14-0233, A comparative analysis of the suture hole leak rate of Standard 5-0 PROLENE™ Polypropylene Suture, 5-0 HEMO-SEAL™ Needle Suture, and 5-0 GORE-TEX™ EPTFE non-absorbable monofilament suture following an EPTFE to EPTFE vascular graft anastomosis in an ex vivo cardiopulmonary bypass pulsatile flow loop model with heparinized porcine blood, June 2015.
- Cichocki F, Maurer R, Bar S. Tungsten-rhenium suture needles with improved properties for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Biomed Mater Res. AUG 2010 VOL 94B, ISSUE 2
- Cichocki et al. Method of Coating Surgical Needles. United States Patent No. US 8,883,245 B2. Nov 11, 2014
- EVERPOINT™ Needle Penetration Strength Stiffness Data. Ethicon, Inc.
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