Gelsoft™ Plus
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The world’s ONLY dilatation resistant, gelatin sealed, Köper knitted polyester vascular graft • Innovative Köper knitted structure offers: - dramatically reduced dilatation - superb handling • Unique Rifampicin ionic bonding option • Comprehensive range includes supported des

Dramatically Reduced Dilatation Fact Warp knitted graft dilatation may be associated with an increased incidence of false aneurysms 1, 2, 3 Köper knitted Gelsoft™ Plus dramatically reduces dilatation 4, 5 Gelsoft™ Plus exhibits dramatically reduced dilatation compared to conventional warp knitted grafts 4,5 30 Gelsoft™ Plus Köper Knit Hemashield Conventional Knit Pulsed Pressure Testing (pulses at 80 & 120mmHg, 80 beats/minut

Unique Rifampicin Ionic Bonding Option Fact Prosthetic graft infection is one of the most dreaded complications of vascular surgery 6 Gelatin impregnated grafts, when bonded to Rifampicin minimise the possibility of graft infection and related phenomena 7 Rifampicin bonded grafts are, to bacteremic “ ... significantly more resistantpolyester graftsinfection than are silver / collagen coated ... Graft Type Infected Grafts Gelsoft™ Plus Gelatin Sealed InterGard Collagen Coated Gelsoft™ Plus Gelatin Sealed Rifampicin Bonded InterGard SilverTM / Collagen Coated * P<0.01 versus gelatin sealed...

Innovative Equi-Flo™ with Bifurcated Flowsplitter Fact Conventional 90o angled designs provide poor long-term graft patency 10 Equi-FloTM significantly improves long-term graft patency 10 Unique Equi-FloTM axillo-bifemoral design provides, • Equal flow to both legs 11 • Significantly improved primary patency compared with 900 angled designs (p<0.0001) 10 90 80 70 Primary patency after 2 years’ follow up A full range of externally supported Straights, Femoro-Femoral and 90o angled Axillo-Bifemoral grafts are also availabl

Product Ordering Information Straights Axillo-Femoral Straights CATALOGUE NUMBER BORE BORE SIZE SIZE mm mm 8 10 USABLE USABLE LENGTH LENGTH cm cm 100 100 CATALOGUE CATALOGUE NUMBER NUMBER 640008P 640010P

Product Ordering Information ERS Equi-FloTM axillo-bifemoral bifurcate with extended support 90o angle with 60cm branch BORE USABLE SUPPORTED CAT SIZE LENGTH LENGTH NO. mm cm cm 75 75 100 75 100 (peelable support) BORE USABLE SUPPORTED SIZE LENGTH LENGTH mm cm cm BORE USABLE SUPPORTED CAT SIZE LENGTH LENGTH NO. mm cm cm 8x8 10x10 ERS Femoro-Femorals BORE USABLE SUPPORTED CAT SIZE LENGTH LENGTH NO. mm cm cm 6 8 6 8

References 1. Clagett GP et al. Dilation of knitted Dacron aortic prostheses and anastomotic false aneurysms: etiologic considerations. Surgery 1983 93 9-16 2. Lundqvist B et al. Deterioration and dilatation of Dacron prosthetic grafts. Acta Chir Scand Suppl 1985 529 81-85 3. Nunn DB et al. Postoperative dilation of Dacron knitted aortic grafts. J Vasc Surg 1990 12 291-297 4. Walker D et al. Novel structure for a polyester vascular prosthesis with improved mechanical properties. Society for Biomaterials March 1995 5. Goëau-Brissonnière O et al. Can knitting structure affect dilation of...