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NEOVEIL : PGA Reinforcement Felt
BIO DISTRIBUTION
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Bioabsorbable reinforcement material : Polyglycolic Acid ( PGA )
Soft non woven fabric with elasticity : specific fabrication process
Excellent biocompatibility : PGA used as suture material
Material characteristics
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SHEET Type TUBE Type
Material types
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Mechanism :
1. Strength decreased by hydrolysis2. Absorption3. Metabolization
Complete absorption : 15 weeks
Absorption process
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Tensile strength in saline water at 37°
Absorption process
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Immersion date
Retention of strength
10 days 50 %
20 days 20 %
30 days 0 %
Time of immersion ( weeks )
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Appearance
Absorption process
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Initially After 4 weeks After 12 weeks
Prevention of air leakage ( bullae )
Reduction of pneumothorax
Reinforcement of weak organs ( bronchi, lungs )
Indications
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One piece method
Patchwork method
Instructions for Use : Sheet
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Spread the sheet across a wide area inside the thorax using forceps
Gently apply on semi-inflated lung
Continue 2 – 3 minutes until completion
One piece method
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Patchwork method
Instructions for use : Tube
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Mount the larger size of the product to the cartridge side of stapler and the smaller size to the anvil side
Hold the regions for stapling operation properly with the stapler
Execute normal operation(fire, cut) of the stapler
Instructions for use : Tube
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Pull out the tacking threadsfollowed by separation ofPGA felt and elastic knit,and gently remove thestapler
Cut apart the end of the feltby scissors or the like, ifnecessary
The covering with forceps-assisted polymeric biodegradable sheet and endostapling method: a simplified technique for wide coverage and reinforcement of staple-line in video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax
T. Saito, H. Kaneda, T. Konobu and Y. Saito
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2011; 12: 103–105
Scientific publications
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An Evaluation of the Surgical Morbidity of Polyglycolic Acid Felt in Pulmonary Resections
T. Nakamura, K. Suzuki, T. Mochizuki, Y. Ohde, H. Kobayashi and F. Toyoda Surg Today. 2010; 40:734–737
Scientific publications
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