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Overview

ProGrip™ self-gripping mesh — a proven technology in tissue reinforcement for nearly a decade — is now helping prevent hernias after laparotomies.1,2

Features

We want to help patients avoid the pain of incisional hernias, and save healthcare systems the time and expense of having to treat them. ProGrip™ self-gripping poluester mesh does both.

ProGrip™ self-gripping mesh:

Provides immediate tension-free fixation on the entire surface of the mesh — and offers surgical efficiencies and patient benefits.3,4

It does this by combining monofilament polyester with a resorbable polylactic acid (PLA) microgrip technology. So surgeons get immediate fixation that is strong, durable, and comfortable4,5,6

Semi-Resorbable Mesh

Fifty percent of material left after PLA absorption7

Macroporosity

Favors better tissue integration and supports a lower foreign body reaction 8-9

Resorbable Microgrips

Provide immediate fixation with limited need for additional fixation1,3,10

Features

We want to help patients avoid the pain of incisional hernias, and save healthcare systems the time and expense of having to treat them. ProGrip™ self-gripping poluester mesh does both.

ProGrip™ self-gripping mesh:

Provides immediate tension-free fixation on the entire surface of the mesh — and offers surgical efficiencies and patient benefits.3,4

It does this by combining monofilament polyester with a resorbable polylactic acid (PLA) microgrip technology. So surgeons get immediate fixation that is strong, durable, and comfortable4,5,6

Semi-Resorbable Mesh

Fifty percent of material left after PLA absorption7

Macroporosity

Favors better tissue integration and supports a lower foreign body reaction 8-9

Resorbable Microgrips

Provide immediate fixation with limited need for additional fixation1,3,10

  • 1. Blazquez Hernando LA, Garcıa-Urena MA, Lopez-Monclus J, et al. Prophylactic mesh can be used safely in the prevention of incisional hernia after bilateral subcostal laparotomies. Surgery. 2016;160(5):1358–1366.
  • 2. Sværdborg M, Damsgaard TE. Donor-site morbidity after pedicled TRAM breast reconstruction: a comparison of two different types of mesh. Ann Plast Surg. 2013;71
  • 3. Hopson SB, Miller LE. Open ventral hernia repair using ProGrip™ self-gripping mesh. Int J Surg. 2015;23(Pt A):137–140.
  • 4. Kapischke M, Schulze H, Caliebe A. Self-fixating mesh for the Lichtenstein procedure: a prestudy. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2010;395(4):317–322. This study was conducted with Parietene ProGrip™ mesh.
  • 5. Hollinsky C, Kolbe T, Walter I, et al. Comparison of a new self-gripping mesh with other fixation methods for laparoscopic hernia repair in a rat model. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;208(6):1107– 1114. This study was conducted with Parietene ProGrip™ mesh.
  • 6. Chastan P. Tension free open inguinal hernia repair using an innovative self-gripping semi-resorbable mesh. Hernia (2009) 13:137–142 DOI 10.1007/s10029-008-0451-4 J Minim Access Surg. 2006;2(3):139–143. This study was conducted with Parietene ProGrip™ mesh.
  • 7. Based on internal test report #RAT021, PLA degradation report. 2014
  • 8. Weyhe D, Cobb W, Lecuivre J, et al. Large pore size and controlled mesh elongation are relevant predictors for mesh integration quality and low shrinkage: systematic analysis of key parameters of meshes in a novel minipig hernia model. Int J Surg. 2015;22:46–53.
  • 9. Based on internal test report #Type GT8 textile TEX014, justifying for the pore size. 2015.
  • 10. Verhelst J, de Goede B, Kleinrensink GJ, Jeekel J, Lange JF, van Eeghem KH. Open incisional hernia repair with a self-gripping retromuscular Parietex™ mesh: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Surg. 2015;13:184–188.
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