PORCINE PULMONIC BIOPROSTHESIS
BIOPULMONIC CONDUIT
No evidence of tissue degeneration
No reports of dilatation, insufficiency, tissue failure, thromboembolism, or bleeding events
No reports of calcification in 18 years and 13 000 implants
TM
No evidence of tissue degeneration
No reports of dilatation, insufficiency, tissue failure, thromboembolism, or bleeding events
No reports of calcification in 18 years and 12 000 implants
GREAT FEATURES FOR PEDIATRICS
All-biological porcine pericardia and pulmonary valve
As easy to suture as native tissue
Wide range of available diameters: 15 to 27 mm
Non-toxic tissue: no need to rinse or thaw
Proven infection resistance
ALL-EVENT RATE OF PULMONARY CONDUITS
37.6%
36.2%
25.3%
22.1%
18.0%
Matrix P
Labcor
Homograft
Contegra
BioPulmonic
Source: All clinical publications on each product. 12 mm diameter sizes and larger.
The BioPulmonic Conduit has the lowest all-event rate of any surgical pulmonary conduit. Period. This is owed to enhanced biocompatibility, stable tissue and avoided calcification.
BioPulmonic conduits performed better than homografts in nearly every category of event with no calcification, regurgitation, insufficiency or tissue failure.
No events reported in sizes 21 mm and larger. If the patient has ended somatic growth, distal stenosis hasn't developed.