Short Overview

ECHELON ENDOPATH™ Staple Line Reinforcement is a sterile, bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement. The applicator contains a set of reinforcement materials: one each for the upper and lower stapler jaws. The reinforcement material is composed of a VICRYL® material coated with a thin polydioxanone film on each side. The VICRYL component is prepared from polyglactin 910, a synthetic absorbable copolymer of glycolide and lactide, derived respectively from glycolic acid and lactic acids. The polyglactin 910 component is essentially absorbed within 120 days. The VICRYL material is degraded via a combination of hydrolytic and enzymatic pathways and has been found to be both biocompatible and nonantigenic, with a history of use as bioabsorbable sutures, membranes, and other implantable devices. The polydioxanone which coats the VICRYL is a poly (p-dioxanone) polymer. The polydioxanone is essentially absorbed within 120 days. The reinforcement material elicits a mild tissue reaction during absorption. The polydioxanone material is degraded via a combination of hydrolytic and enzymatic pathways and has been found to be both biocompatible and nonantigenic, with a history of use as bioabsorbable sutures.

The ECHELON ENDOPATH™ Staple Line Reinforcement contains a pre-applied, patterned adhesive composed of a mixture of water soluble alkylene oxide copolymers, which attaches the reinforcement material to the stapler reload and anvil.

Product Code Table
Caution: ECHELON ENDOPATH™ Staple Line Reinforcement can be used with any ECHELON ENDOPATH™ GST60 mm reloads and only Intuitive Surgical’s SureForm™ 60 Blue(48360B), Green (48360G) or Black (48360T) reloads.
-Product code Description Reinforcement Length
-ECH60R ECHELON ENDOPATH™ Staple Line Reinforcement 60 mm

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