Vascular tissue matrix CORTEX

cardiacPES

Implantable reinforcing felt for surgical applications CORTEX A polyester suture pad for suturing delicate tissues that can be cut through the sutures. Applications: general surgery, cardiac surgery, and vascular surgery. Description of main product features Ideal stitch protection Non-absorbable, permanent support that prevents stitches from cutting through. Wide range of indications Felt can be used in many fields (vascular, general, and cardiac surgery). Excellent features Strong and durable, easy to sew, and can be cut to any shape. Indications Implantable reinforcing felt is designed for cardiovascular surgery as well as for other surgical disciplines where suturing of delicate tissue, that could be subject to suture cutting through, is necessary. In general surgery, it can be used, for example, in suturing parenchymatous organs. In vascular surgery, it can be used to reinforce anastomosis. In cardiac surgery, Cortex may be advantageously used as a pad for suturing the left ventricle after resection of a bulge, for reinforcing the fragile aortic wall or other large vessels during their acute dissection, or as a reinforcing small pad under individual sutures when stopping bleeding from any site on the heart or large vessels.