Implants for head, face.Porex Surgical, Inc., introduces ENDURAGen[TM] Collagen implants, which are indicated for soft-tissue reinforcement and repair in plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head and face. Their tough, moist, and flexible biomaterial readily conforms to anatomic shapes and has been used in more than 60,000 implantations. This biomaterial is an acellular acellular /acel·lu·lar/ (a-sel´u-ler) not cellular in structure. a·cel·lu·lar adj. 1. Containing no cells; not made of cells. 2. Devoid of cells; noncellular. , cross-linked collagen matrix derived from porcine dermis dermis: see skin. . It was developed and is manufactured by Tissue Science Laboratories plc (TSL TSL Texas State Library TSL Transport Layer Security TSL Techsideline.com (website) TSL Teen Second Life (website) TSL The Svedberg Laboratory (Uppsala, Sweden) ) of Aldershot, UK. The 1.0-mm-thick ENDURAGen implants are supplied sterile in three sizes, packaged in double-wrapped, heat-sealed packets. The product requires no hydration hydration /hy·dra·tion/ (hi-dra´shun) the absorption of or combination with water. hy·dra·tion n. 1. The addition of water to a chemical molecule without hydrolysis. 2. prior to use. Circle 133 on Reader Service Card |
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