Synovis Surgical Innovations | Soft Tissue Repair | Peri-Guard Repair Patch

Features and Benefits

Peri-Guard® Repair Patch is:

Derived from bovine pericardium that has been sourced using stringent criteria
• Manufactured with Synovis' exclusive Apex Processing® and certified manufacturing practices

FEATURES

Multi-directional collagen fibers
Biocompatible
Available in convenient sizes and is easy to cut and sew

BENEFITS

Handles and conforms like autologous tissue
Exceptional strength and suture retention ¹
Excellent reapproximation around suture ^2,3
Resists mineralization/calcification ^4,5,6

Synovis Surgical Innovations also manufactures and markets Supple Peri-Guard® which is best used in procedures that require the patch to be more flexible and compliant

Confidence at the repair site

1. Data on file (MS - 5124) Apex Material Spec
2. Biasi GM et al. Nine-year experience of bovine pericardium patch angioplasty during carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 2002;36(2): 271 - 7.
3. Vouhe PR. et al. Surgical Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects: Extensive Use of Bovine Pericardial Patches. Synovis 1998
4. David TE. The use of pericardium in acquired heart disease: a review article. J Heart Valve Dis 1998;7(1): 13 - 8.
5. A comparison of the benefits of the Apex Processing® and the No-React processing techniques. Technical Review Synovis Surgical Innovations 91055A 4/04
6. Comparative mineralization study. Technical Review #4 Synovis Surgical Innovations 91004B 1996