Gelsoft™ Plus
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Designed with care, feel the difference with Gelsoft Plus, the knitted aortic repair solution for your patients.
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Innovative, purposeful design
Gelsoft Plus surgical grafts have many options available to suit your patient’s aorta.
- Scaleable range of options designed for historically challenging anatomy
- Improved handling with increased strength and suture retention 1,2
- Diverse applications that restore flow to the abdominal and peripheral segments
More advantages than a conventional knitted surgical graft
With Gelsoft Plus, you harness the benefits of our unique Köper-knitted fabric. Köper knitting features all the handling and safety benefits of a warp knitted structure plus significantly reduced dilatation.1,2
A gelatin sealed polyester vascular graft
Of the Gelweave Lupiae facilitate the creation of a long, stable and durable landing zone.2,3
Preserves advantages
Of a warp-knitted structure like soft handling and absence of fraying.1
Rifampicin ionic bonding
Option to minimise the possibility of graft infection and related complications.*4
*The rifampicin loading procedure is subject to local regulatory approval and has not been approved in the United States of America, Canada or Singapore.
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Surgical Features & Benefits
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References
Walker D et al. (1995). Novel structure for a polyester vascular prosthesis with improved mechanical properties. Society for Biomaterials.
Goëau-Brissonnière OA et al. (2000). Can knitting structure affect dilation of polyester bifurcated prostheses? A randomized study with the use of helical computed tomographic scanning. Journal of Vascular Surgery ;31:157-163.
How TV et al. (1991). Assessment of pressure drop flowrate relationship of axillobifemoral bypass grafts. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 205:243-249. DOI
Vicaretti M et al. (1998). An increased concentration of rifampicin bonded to gelatin-sealed Dacron reduces the incidence of subsequent graft infections following a staphyloccocal challenge. Cardiovascular Surgery. 6(3):268-273.
Product Disclaimer
Product availability subject to regulatory approval.
An EU Declaration of Conformity may be requested from regulatoryaffairsuk@terumoaortic.com
Instructions for Use
A Gelsoft™ Plus IFU is supplied with all Gelsoft™ Plus devices.
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