The requirements of a prosthetic mesh for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair are probably the most demanding of any application for surgical mesh.
There are many mesh options available for surgeons doing this procedure and there is an enormous amount of confusing and often conflicting claims surrounding the choice of product.
Elemental Healthcare believes that the list of requirements is short and simple, and a mesh must have the following features in order to perform properly in this demanding application:
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Should reduce the risk of adhesions to bowel
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Must be 'Macroporus' to allow rapid incorporation into the abdominal wall, and allow free passage of fluid.
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Must be thin, strong and hence easy to get into the body and to manipulate once it is in there.
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Must resist Shrinkage.
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Must represent value for money.
MotifMesh, manufactured in Ireland by Proxy BioMedical is the ideal mesh for Ventral hernia repair. It has the following features and benefits:
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Made from unique 'condensed' PTFE, it has been shown to cause fewer adhesions
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It has a Macroporus structure which allows rapid incorporation into the abdominal wall.
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It is the thinnest mesh available specifically for incisional hernia repair. It is nearly 10X thinner than the two most commonly promoted intra-abdominal meshes. It can be used with either side against the abdominal wall and is easy to fix quickly and accurately
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In trials, Motifmesh resisted shrinkage significantly better than the most heavily promoted mesh for this application. (Hernia, J.R.Eriksen, 16/5/08)
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Motifmesh is one of the most cost effective meshes for Incisional Hernia repair.
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