Synovis Surgical Innovations | Soft Tissue Repair | Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch

features and benefits

Vascu-Guard® is:

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

Proven performance in multiple clinical publications with over 400,000 units sold for vascular repair and reconstruction.

FEATURES

Multi-directional collagen fibers
Available in sizes convenient for vascular surgery
Easy to trim and sew

BENEFITS

Handles and conforms like autologous tissue
Exceptional strength and suture retention ¹
Excellent reapproximation around suture to resist suture line bleeding ⁵
Resists mineralization/calcification ²
Allows immediate duplex scanning ³
Supports endothelialization ⁴

Confidence at the repair site

1. Data on file (MS - 5124) Apex Material Spec
2. Comparative mineralization study. Technical Review #4 Synovis Surgical Innovations 91004B 1996
3. Muto, A., MD, PhD.; et al. Patches for carotid artery endarterectomy: current materials and prospects. Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol 50, No 1, July 2009.
4. Data on file. TF-016, BVI, 1994.
5. Biasi GM et al. Nine-year experience of bovine pericardium patch angioplasty during carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 2002;36(2): 271 - 7.