Sutures

Our Heritage

8 Johnson & Johnson Inventions We’re Grateful For

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we're gathering to celebrate just a few of the many ways that the company has changed life, and health, as we know it over the last 130 years.

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Personal Stories

"I Have More Than 700 Patents": Meet Johnson & Johnson's Most Prolific Inventor

Frederick Shelton has spent 21 years engineering cutting-edge innovations to help propel medicine forward. On what would have been Thomas Edison's 172nd birthday, this latter-day great American inventor shares the life-changing medical devices he's most proud of designing.

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An infographic with fun facts about the history of Johnson & Johnson’s surgical sutures

Innovation

Sutures: The Iconic Johnson & Johnson Invention That Revolutionized Medicine

To commemorate the month that the company first listed sutures in its 1887 inventory book, we're unspooling fun facts about the ubiquitous medical innovation.

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Caring & Giving

Making Miracles at Sea: The Floating Hospital That's Providing Free Medical Care to People Who Need it Most

For this season of giving, we take a look at a special, 25-year partnership between Mercy Ships and Johnson & Johnson that's leaving hope, healing and resilience in its wake.

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Our Heritage

Why Johnson & Johnson Once Had an Entire Team of Glassblowers

The company debuted its iconic catgut sutures in June of 1887, cementing its reputation as a healthcare innovator—and these unexpected artisans played a pivotal role.

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Our Heritage

13 Life-Changing Healthcare Inventions That Are Celebrating Milestone Birthdays in 2018

Johnson & Johnson has been in the innovation business for more than 130 years. Check out these first-of-their-kind company products, which have revolutionized flu protection and even changed the way we wear contact lenses.

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Our Heritage

The Johnson & Johnson Historic Product Heat Index: 11 of the Hottest Company Innovations

From the creation of sterile surgical sutures in 1887 to the debut of the first water-resistant sunscreen in 1976, these products were some of the most significant inventions of their time.

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Our Heritage

Around the World With Johnson & Johnson: 6 Unbelievable Places Company Products Have Been

From Antarctica to outer space, learn about the surprising locales where Johnson & Johnson items have popped up.

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Our Heritage

Hot Dog! Why Johnson & Johnson Once Had a Sausage Casing Business

Fun fact for your next summer BBQ: The company holdings once included the premier sausage casing manufacturer. Our in-house historian gets to the meat of the story.

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Innovation

9 Johnson & Johnson Inventions That Changed Life as We Know It

In honor of National Inventors Day, we're celebrating just a few of the countless innovations the company has pioneered over the years—staples that are now ubiquitous in households and hospitals alike.

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Our Heritage

Stitch in Time: 18 Fascinating Facts About the History of Sutures

From their use in Ancient Egypt (really!) to later innovations like topical skin adhesives, sutures have a long history of saving lives—a story Johnson & Johnson's been part of since the 1800s.

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