Ethicons
Ethicon, Inc., commonly known simply as Ethicon, is a brand of Johnson & Johnson that designs, manufactures, and markets surgical sutures, wound closure products, and related surgical instruments. The company also develops energy-based devices and stapling systems used in both open and minimally invasive surgery. Ethicon's products are used across a wide range of medical specialties, including general, cardiovascular, orthopedic, and gynecologic procedures.
Ethicon's suture portfolio includes nonabsorbable and absorbable materials such as Prolene (polypropylene), Ethilon (nylon), Vicryl (polyglactin
Headquartered within Johnson & Johnson's Medical Devices segment, Ethicon operates globally with manufacturing, distribution, and research facilities
Ethicon has played a central role in the advancement of wound closure technologies, including the development