SURGICAL IMPLANTS MADE SYNTHETIC

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
MYOLAST	Micro Interventional Devices, Inc.	5 Caufield Place, Suite 102 Newtown PA 18940	surgical implants made of synthetic materials for use in soft tissue repair or the reconstruction of soft tissue deficiencies;
SYNECOR	W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	555 Paper Mill Road Newark DE 19711	Surgical implants made of synthetic materials for use in repair of hernias and abdominal wall or thoracic soft tissue deficiencies;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A system for implanting a surgical device to control the circumference of internal anatomic passages corrects physiologic dysfunctions resulting from a structural lumen which is either too large or too small. Implants are disclosed which employ various means for adjusting and maintaining the size of an orifice to which they are attached. Systems permit the implants to be implanted using minimally invasive procedures and permit final adjustments to the circumference of the implants after the resumption of normal flow of anatomic fluids in situ. Methods are disclosed for using the implants to treat heart valve abnormalities, gastroesophageal abnormalities, anal incontinence, and the like.