CARDIO-THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL APPLICATIONS Woven Polyester Vascular Graft polyTHESE E xcellent dimensional Stability for an optimal Safety S uturability and Handling comparable to Knitted Grafts FORMALDEHYDE FREE

POLYTHESE® Woven Polyester Vascular Graft Superior Dimensional Stability POLYTHESE®: • Prevention of postoperative dilatation. • Highest resistance to circumferential dilatation(1). Mesure of the grafts resistance to a circumferential dilatation strength(1) 250 Suturability comparable to Knitted Grafts POLYTHESE®: • Outstanding handling and suturing characteristics. • xcellent needle penetration compared E to conventional knitted grafts(1). Mesure of the suture needle penetration resistance 6

Optimal Healing Response Formaldehyde and Glutaraldehyde Free • atented technology of coating (Collagen CXE®): P no formaldehyde(2), no glutaraldehyde(2), no carbodiimide. • o carcinogen molecules are also released during N the resorption of the coating. The WHO, via International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has officially classed the Formaldehyde as carcinogen for human. CIRC press communicate 15/06/2004. Glutaraldehyde cytotoxicity has already been established and studied on some implantable medical devices. E. Eybl, J BiomedMater Res. 1989 Nov;23(11):1355-65 ; Kathryn B. Hey, 1990....

POLYTHESE® Polythese® IC straight tube References Polythese® ICT straight thoracic tube POLYTHESE® IC is also available without collagen coating (POLYTHESE® VE). SPECIFICATIONS: POLYTHESE® IC has a very low porosity: < 5 ml/min/cm2/120 mmHg ENCLOSED THERMOCUTTER ENSURING A CLEAN CUT WITHOUT FRAYING AND BEST POSSIBLE SUTURE STERILIZATION P OLYTHESE® IC is sterilized by ß irradiation. POLYTHESE® IC shelf life is 5 years. POLYTHESE® is a registered trademark of PEROUSE MEDICAL - Made in France by PEROUSE MEDICAL. This device is CE marked. PACKAGING P OLYTHESE® IC is packaged in an aluminium bag...