We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. Cookie Policy.

Features Partner Sites Information LinkXpress
Sign In
Advertise with Us

Download Mobile App




Novel Hernia Mesh Reduces Post-Surgical Failures

By HospiMedica International staff writers
Posted on 19 Aug 2020
Print article
The T-Line Hernia Mesh (Photo courtesy of Deep Blue Medical Advances)
The T-Line Hernia Mesh (Photo courtesy of Deep Blue Medical Advances)
A new hernia mesh with integrated extensions increases anchoring strength and prevents mesh fixation failure.

The Deep Blue Medical Advances (DBMA; Durham, NC, USA) T-Line Hernia Mesh is intended to reinforce soft tissues where weakness exists during the repair of ventral hernias, when performed via an open onlay approach. T-Line is manufactured by the knitting and heat pressing of medical grade polypropylene monofilament yarn, with additional continuous, seamless extensions arising directly from the mesh body. After knitting, needles are fixed onto the ends of the extensions to allow them to be sewn into the abdominal fascia.

The mesh extensions are intended reduce the stresses placed on the mesh, tissue, and suture interface, as they have 15 times more surface area than traditional sutures--similar to how snowshoes prevent sinking into snow--thus reducing fixation stress by spreading the force over a greater area. T-Line mesh extensions are designed to withstand significant abdominal pressures (up to 50 N/cm). This eliminates a key point of failure for conventional mesh fixation, whichoften leads to mesh migration, contraction, and eventual failure.
“In literature, long term hernia repair failure rates are 32% using conventional mesh and 63% using suture alone. Deep Blue's products enhance hernia surgery with a potentially significant impact,” said Bill Perry, CEO of DBMA. “Furthermore, extensive lab and benchtop testing indicate that the T-Line Mesh has ~275% greater anchoring strength than standard of care in the perioperative period. This is always important, but particularly so in the period before significant tissue in-growth into the mesh has occurred.”

Ventral hernias typically occur when the inner lining of the abdominal wall bulges through or causes in tears weakened abdominal wall muscles--often from previous surgery-- and forms a balloon-like sac. This can allow a loop of intestines or other abdominal contents to push into the sac, potentially leading to serious problems that might require emergency surgery. Ventral hernias can also occur in the belly button (umbilicus) or any other area of the weakened abdominal wall.

Related Links:

The Deep Blue Medical Advances

Gold Member
Disposable Protective Suit For Medical Use
Disposable Protective Suit For Medical Use
Gold Member
POC Blood Gas Analyzer
Stat Profile Prime Plus
Silver Member
Compact 14-Day Uninterrupted Holter ECG
NR-314P
New
Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer
Aerogen Solo

Print article

Channels

Critical Care

view channel
Image: The permeable wearable electronics developed for long-term biosignal monitoring (Photo courtesy of CityUHK)

Super Permeable Wearable Electronics Enable Long-Term Biosignal Monitoring

Wearable electronics have become integral to enhancing health and fitness by offering continuous tracking of physiological signals over extended periods. This monitoring is crucial for understanding an... Read more

Patient Care

view channel
Image: The newly-launched solution can transform operating room scheduling and boost utilization rates (Photo courtesy of Fujitsu)

Surgical Capacity Optimization Solution Helps Hospitals Boost OR Utilization

An innovative solution has the capability to transform surgical capacity utilization by targeting the root cause of surgical block time inefficiencies. Fujitsu Limited’s (Tokyo, Japan) Surgical Capacity... Read more

Health IT

view channel
Image: First ever institution-specific model provides significant performance advantage over current population-derived models (Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai)

Machine Learning Model Improves Mortality Risk Prediction for Cardiac Surgery Patients

Machine learning algorithms have been deployed to create predictive models in various medical fields, with some demonstrating improved outcomes compared to their standard-of-care counterparts.... Read more

Point of Care

view channel
Image: The PATHFAST hs-cTnI-II high-sensitivity troponin assay has been developed for the PATHFAST Biomarker Analyzer (Photo courtesy of Polymedco)

POC Myocardial Infarction Test Delivers Results in 17 Minutes

Chest pain is the second leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits by adults in the United States, generating over 7 million visits annually. In the event of a suspected heart attack, physicians... Read more
Copyright © 2000-2024 Globetech Media. All rights reserved.