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Sharpoint™ Needle Guide

Needle Terminology

Chord Length

Straight line distance from the point of a curved needle to the swage.

Needle Length

Distance measured along the circumference of the needle, from the point to the swage.

Needle Shapes

Different surgeries or surgical techniques demand different needle shapes. Needles are available in the following shapes: straight, bicurve, 1/8 circle, 1/4 circle, 3/8 circle and 1/2 circle.

Point

The sharpened part of the needle that first penetrates the tissue.

Radius

Distance from the center of an imaginary circle that would be formed by the needle if it were round. The radius is measured to the middle of the needle wire.

Swage

Connection point of the suture and the needle. Micro teeth grip the suture material and prevent it from slipping out.

Wire Diameter

Gauge or thickness of the needle wire originally used to form the needle body.

Needle Anatomy

Needle Shapes

Straight	Bi-Curve
1/8 Circle	1/4 Circle
3/8 Circle	1/2 Circle

UltraGlide™
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

Bicurve	BGL5	CSB-6		4.88mm

3/8 Circle	DGL6	CS140-6	SE-140-6	6.15mm

1/2 Circle	HGL5	CS160-6	SE-160-6	5.51mm
	HGL7	CS175-8		6.99mm

Side Cutting Lancet
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

Bicurve	BSL5	TG6-C		4.88mm

3/8 Circle	DSL6	TG140-6		6.15mm
	DSL7	TG140-8		6.60mm

1/2 Circle	HSL5	TG160-6		5.51mm
	HSL7			7.04mm

1/8 Circle	SSL15			14.99mm
	SSL5			5.51mm

1/4 Circle	VCL8	S-14	SS-14	8.51mm
	VSL7	TG100-8	SE-100-8	6.60mm
	VSP8	S-29	SD-1	8mm
	VSPO8	S-24	SS-24	8.13mm

DermaGlide™
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

3/8 Circle	DGL11	P-1	DX-11	11mm
	DGL13	P-3	DX-13	13mm
	DGL19	PC-5	DX-19	19mm
	DGL24	PS-1	P-14	24mm

1/2 Circle	HGL16	PC-12		16mm
	HGL9	P-2	P-21	9mm

Precision Reverse Cutting
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

3/8 Circle	DSM11	P-1	P-10	11mm
	DSM13	P-3	P-13	13mm
	DSM16	PS-3	P-11	16mm
	DSM18	PS-2	P-12	18mm
	DSM19	PS-2	P-12	19mm
	DSM24	PS-1	P-14	24mm
	DSM7	G-6	HE-6	7mm

1/2 Circle	HSM8	G-7	HE-7	8mm

Reverse Cutting
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

3/8 Circle	DS12	C-2	C-1	12mm
	DS14	C-3	C-12	14mm
	DS16	FS-3	C-12	16mm
	DS18	FS-2	C-13	18mm
	DS24	FS-1	C-14	24mm
	DS26	FS	C-15	26mm
	DS30	FSL	C-16	30mm
	DS36		C-17	36mm
	DS40	FSLX	C-17	40mm
	DS90			90mm

1/2 Circle	HS16			16mm
	HS24	X-1	C-23	24mm

Taper Point
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

3/8 Circle	DR12	C-1	CV-1	12mm
	DR4	BV-50-3	MV-50-3	4mm
	DR5	BV100-4	MV-100-4	5mm
	DR6	BV130-5		6mm
	DRM6			6mm

1/2 Circle	HR13	TF	CV-22	13mm
	HR17	RB-1	CV-23	18mm
	HR22	SH-1	CV-25	22mm
	HR26	SH	V-20	26mm
	HR30		V-30	30mm
	HR36	MH	V-26	36mm
	HRX40	MH	V-26	40mm

1/4 Circle	VR5			5mm

Taper Cutting
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

3/8 Circle	DRT14	CC-1		14mm

1/2 Circle	HRT17	V-5	KV-5	17mm
	HRT31	V-34	KV-34	31mm
	HRT36	V-34	KV-34	36mm
	HRT38	V-34	KV-34	38mm

VAS Cutting
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

1/2 Circle	HSV6			6mm

1/4 Circle	VVL4			4mm

M.E.T.™ Point
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

Bicurve	BRM5			5mm

3/8 Circle	DRM4			4mm
	DRM5		MVK-100-4	5mm
	DRM6			6mm

1/2 Circle	HRM4			4mm

1/4 Circle	VRM4	V75-3		4mm
	VRM5			5mm
	VRM6			6mm

Center Point Spatula
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

1/4 Circle	DO5	RD-1	SS-24	8mm

Precision Conventional Cutting
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

3/8 Circle	DSCM13	PC-1	P-13	13mm
	DSCM16	PC-3	PC-11	16mm
	DSCM19	PC-2	P-12	19mm

Diamond Point
Shape	Sharpoint™	Ethicon™	Syneture™	Length

3/8 Circle	DE7	G-6	HE-6	8.13mm

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Sharpoint™ Needle Guide

Needle Terminology

Straight line distance from the point of a curved needle to the swage.

Distance measured along the circumference of the needle, from the point to the swage.

Different surgeries or surgical techniques demand different needle shapes. Needles are available in the following shapes: straight, bicurve, 1/8 circle, 1/4 circle, 3/8 circle and 1/2 circle.

The sharpened part of the needle that first penetrates the tissue.

Distance from the center of an imaginary circle that would be formed by the needle if it were round. The radius is measured to the middle of the needle wire.

Connection point of the suture and the needle. Micro teeth grip the suture material and prevent it from slipping out.

Gauge or thickness of the needle wire originally used to form the needle body.

Needle Anatomy

Needle Shapes

UltraGlide™

Shape

Sharpoint™

Ethicon™

Syneture™

Length

Bicurve

CSB-6

3/8 Circle

CS140-6

SE-140-6

1/2 Circle

CS160-6

SE-160-6

CS175-8

Side Cutting Lancet

Shape

Sharpoint™

Ethicon™

Syneture™

Length

Bicurve

TG6-C

3/8 Circle

TG140-6

TG140-8

1/2 Circle

TG160-6

1/8 Circle

1/4 Circle

S-14

SS-14

TG100-8

SE-100-8

S-29

SD-1

S-24

SS-24

DermaGlide™

Shape

Sharpoint™

Ethicon™

Syneture™

Length

3/8 Circle

P-1

DX-11

P-3

DX-13

PC-5

DX-19

PS-1

P-14

1/2 Circle

PC-12

P-2

P-21

Precision Reverse Cutting

Shape

Sharpoint™

Ethicon™

Syneture™

Length

3/8 Circle

P-1

P-10

P-3