The ETHICON Products Division (EPD) of ETHICON, INC. manufactures and sells products for wound closure and wound management, including sutures, adhesives, hemostats, surgical meshes and wound drains. EPD is the worldwide leader in suture products and suture technology and is one of the most recognizable and well-respected brand names in the hospital environment. The division has a long history of innovation in providing products that enhance patient care.

Recent product introductions include PRONOVA poly (hexafluoropropylene-VDF) suture for use in cardiovascular and vascular surgical cases, PANACRYL suture for orthopedic applications and in patients where compromised wound healing may require longer absorption times, and SURGIFOAM gelatin hemostatic sponge. Our topical adhesive, DERMABOND Topical Skin Adhesive, is the first product in the US market that radically changes the way surgical wounds and lacerations are repaired.

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