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GORE® PRECLUDE® Pericardial Membrane

GORE® PRECLUDE® Pericardial Membrane
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More than 30 years of experience with ePTFE in medical implants PERFORMANCE through experience

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Features and Benefits Bioinert GORE PRECLUDE® Pericardial Membrane as seen at time of implantation Photo courtesy of Professor Roland Hetzer, MD Minimal tissue attachment GORE PRECLUDE® Pericardial Membrane as seen at seven years implantation. After implantation the material becomes wet with proteinaceous, aqueous fluids and turns translucent 1,2,3. Minimal adhesion formation was noted and the material was non-adherent to the epicardial surface of the heart. Clear plane of dissection Long-term flexibility Photo courtesy of Yumi Imai, MD IDEAL FOR USE WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE...

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Sizing / Implant Techniques Reoperative experience and current implantation techniques support placement of the GORE PRECLUDE® Pericardial Membrane between the epicardial surface of the heart and the pericardium 1,2. It is essential that the membrane be tailored to the size of the repair site. If the GORE PRECLUDE® Pericardial Membrane is too small, impairment of cardiac function may occur, and sutures may pull out. If the GORE PRECLUDE® Pericardial Membrane is too large when implanted, excessive wrinkling may occur, possibly resulting in undesired tissue attachment caused by accumulation...

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Catalogue Number Minale C, Nikol S, Hollweg G, Mittermayer C, Messmer BJ. Clinical experience with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene Gore-Tex surgical membrane for pericardial closure: a study of 110 cases. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 1988;3(3):193-201. All configurations have a membrane thickness of 0.1 mm Revuelta JM, Garcia-Rinaldi R, Val F, Crego R, Duran CM. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene surgical membrane for pericardial closure. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 1985;89(3):451-455. Harada Y, Imai Y, Kurosawa H, Hoshino S, Nakano K. Long-term results of the clinical use of...

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