ETHICON'S ULTRAPRO MESH AS STRONG AS HEAVIER-WEIGHT PRODUCTS

Ethicon has announced the results of a study demonstrating that the company's ULTRAPRO Partially Absorbable Lightweight Mesh provides high initial burst strength during the critical time period of tissue-mesh incorporation.

The data also demonstrates that following tissue incorporation, the lightweight mesh maintains a mean burst strength comparable to midweight polypropylene mesh, while becoming less stiff than heavier meshes.

The investigators concluded that the findings may contribute to more physiologic abdominal wall compliance after long-term implantation of the lightweight mesh. The study data was recently presented at the Association for Academic Surgery in Houston.