MotifMESH™
MacroPorous NW Implant

MotifMESH™ MacroPorous NW Implant is a universal surgical implant suitable
for different types of fascial defects, including ventral hernia repair. MotifMESH combines the favourable ingrowth and healed strength characteristics of large pore monofilament polypropylene surgical meshes with the biocompatibility and reduced adhesion attributes of expanded PTFE implants in one high performance implant of condensed polytetrafluoroethylene (cPTFE).

Features

Uniformly strong : Strong and durable cPTFE material with uniform properties across the implant

Transparent : Transparent open pore structure facilitating fast incorporation and visualization of underlying tissue structures^1,3

Thin : Up to 90% reduction in surgical implant thickness over predicate devices improving ease of use and trocar deployment

Smooth : Smooth PTFE surface for reducing adhesion formation

Macroporous : Incorporation of a 100% macroporous surgical implant structure promoting rapid healing and dense collagen formation

Biocompatible : A 70% reduction in surgical implant surface area for improving healing and biocompatibility²

1. Bench testing at Proxy Biomedical Limited – data on file.
2. Klinge, U. et al, “Foreign body reaction to meshes used for the repair of abdominal wall hernias,” European Journal of Surgery (1999); 165: 665-673.
3. Voskerician, G. et al, “Macroporous condensed polytetrafluoroethylene I. In vivo inflammatory response and healing characteristics,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (2006); 76A: 232-242.

Product Comparison¹

Characteristics	PP (Product A)	cPTFE (MotifMESH)	ePTFE (Product B)
Biocompatible polymer
Chemically inert
Physical strength
Sterilizable
Permanent repair
Transparency
Reduced thickness
Tissue ingrowth
Reduced scar tissue
Reduced adhesion formation

Technical Characteristics¹: MotifMESH

Characteristics	cPTFE (MotifMESH)	Test Method
Composition	Micromachined Polytetrafluoroethylene	ASTM
Pore size (microns)	2350	D5947
Thickness (microns)	150	D5947
Flexural rigidity/stiffness (Fmax N)	2.8	D4032
Ball burst (Fmax N)	108.9	D3787
Tensile strength normal (Fmax N)	33.5	D882
Tensile strength parallel (Fmax N)	29.0	D882
Suture retention normal (Fmax N)	27.7	D882
Suture retention cross (Fmax N)	27.2	D882
Tear resistance (Fmax N)	15.1	2261

MotifMESH™ MacroPorous NW Implant brochure

For full details of this surgical implant biomaterial for repair of fascial defects including hernia repair, download the MotifMESH™ brochure, to view now or later. The brochure has full details and illustrations of the product.