Ethicon Nurolon 5665G Suture - Black Braided Nylon, Nonabsorbable (Box of 12)

Ethicon | Nurolon Suture | Braided Nylon Non-Absorbable Synthetic | Model 5665G | Precision Cosmetic PRIME

The Ethicon 5665G is a specialty, sterile, synthetic non-absorbable surgical suture manufactured from long-chain aliphatic polymers (Polyamide 6 or Polyamide 6.6). Marketed under the premier Nurolon brand family, this unique material is composed of tightly braided filaments uniformly treated with a proprietary protective coating to enhance handling characteristics. Nurolon is explicitly engineered to bridge the performance gap between natural silk and synthetic polymers, providing the effortless knot tie-down, structural softness, and zero out-of-pack memory of silk, but with the vastly superior tensile strength, structural durability, and low tissue reactivity profile of modern nylon.

This specific configuration features an ultra-fine size 5-0 gauge thread diameter dyed black to maximize visual contrast within delicate surgical sites. The braided strand comes pre-swaged to a micro-format 13 mm PC-1 style needle from Ethicon's Precision Cosmetic line. Utilizing PRIME conventional cutting technology, this layout makes the 5665G an exceptional procurement choice for plastic, reconstructive, cosmetic, and fine dermatological closures where preventing suture coiling, ensuring stable knot security, and minimizing needle-track scarring are top clinical priorities.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Ethicon (Johnson and Johnson Medical Division)

• Product Brand Family: NUROLON Braided Nylon Non-Absorbable Suture Portfolio

• Product Catalog Code (MPN): 5665G

• Suture Material Composition: Polyamide 6 / Polyamide 6.6 (Long-chain synthetic nylon)

• Strand Structural Construction: Braided and coated for enhanced handling and reduced tissue chatter

• Thread Sizing Profile: Size 5-0 Suture (Fine USP 5-0 Gauge / Metric 1.0)

• Suture Length Dimension: 18 inches (Approximately 45 cm single continuous strand)

• Color Pigment Profile: Black (Dyed for precise tracking against bright tissue beds and skin edges)

• Needle Type Classification: PC-1 Precision Cosmetic Conventional Cutting PRIME (MultiPass technology)

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

• Needle Length Profile: 13 mm micro-structural length

• Packaging Matrix Configuration: Standard box containing 12 sterile individual suture packets (G-box distribution unit)

• Absorption Profile Cycle: Synthetic Non-Absorbable (While technically 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)