Synovis Surgical Innovations | Staple Line Reinforcement | Peri-Strips Dry

Features and Benefits

Peri-Strips Dry® products are:

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
Terminally sterilized
Packaged ready-to-use with hydrogel that creates a temporary bond to the stapler jaws
Compatible with a variety of popular staplers from industry leading manufacturers

BENEFITS

Superior strength over time compared to no reinforcement and reinforcement with synthetic materials ^1,2,3
Increased resistance to leaking compared to no reinforcement and reinforcement with synthetic materials ⁴
Significant reduction in bleeding ⁵
Easy to load

With superior tensile strength, superior leak and burst resistance, Peri-Strips Dry is still the gold standard for staple line buttressing in bariatric surgery¹.

Synovis Surgical Innovations also manufactures and markets Peri-Strips Dry® with Veritas® Collagen Matrix for procedures where a remodelable reinforcement that transitions seamlessly into host tissue is preferred.

Confidence at the staple line.

1. Buttress strength and staple line integrity: a comparison between Peri-Strips Dry® and Seamguard® Bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement materials. Technical Review #1 Synovis Surgical Innovations
2. Long term buttress integrity: a comparison of in-vitro degradation rates of Peri-Strips Dry® and Seamguard® Bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement materials. Technical Review #2 Synovis Surgical Innovations
3. Impact of resorption on long-term buttress integrity: an in vitro comparison of Peri-Strips Dry®, Peri-Strips Dry® with Veritas® Collagen Matrix and Seamguard® Bioabsorbable. Technical Review #2 Synovis Surgical Innovations
4. Scott A. Shikora, et al. Comparison of permanent and nonpermanent staple line buttressing materials for linear gastric staple lines during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Vol 4, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2008.
5. Angrisani L et al. The Use of Bovine Pericardial Strips on Linear Stapler to Reduce Extraluminal Bleeding during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Obesity Surgery 2004;14: 1198 - 1202