GORE BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement
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Generates Quality <strong>Tissue</strong> Fast<br />
Mag 16x<br />
Mag 16x<br />
Unreinforced Suture Line (black line)<br />
Single animal comparison 30 days<br />
after suture closure. *<br />
Suture Line (black line) Reinforced with <strong>GORE</strong> ® <strong>BIO</strong>-A ® <strong>Tissue</strong><br />
<strong>Reinforcement</strong> (blue line)<br />
Total Cellular In-growth 1<br />
Vascularity Within Devices<br />
Increases Over Time †<br />
6<br />
Grade<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
7 14 30 60 90 180<br />
Days<br />
Average Vessel Count per Device<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
3 7 14 30<br />
Days Implanted<br />
<strong>GORE</strong> ® <strong>BIO</strong>-A ®<br />
<strong>Tissue</strong><br />
<strong>Reinforcement</strong><br />
FlexHD <br />
Strattice ®<br />
PERMACOL<br />
†<br />
<strong>GORE</strong> ® <strong>BIO</strong>-A ® <strong>Tissue</strong> <strong>Reinforcement</strong>;<br />
Rabbit abdominal wall implant. Data on file.<br />
* Data on File<br />
1. Zemlyak AY, Colavita PD, Tsirline VB, et al. Absorbable glycolic acid/trimethylene carbonate synthetic mesh demonstrates superior<br />
in-growth and collagen deposition. Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Meeting; June 14-16, 2012; Washington, DC. Abstract 35.<br />
http://www.awrconference.com/abstracts2012/35rev.pdf . Updated July 09, 2012. Accessed July 31, 2012.