SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an ongoing commitment to soft tissue repair innovation, Cook Medical announced the global launch of the newest generation of its Biodesign™ technology at the 2008 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Cook’s Biodesign product line establishes a new category in tissue repair that combines the best attributes of synthetic mesh and biologic grafts while reducing disadvantages of those materials including erosion and infection. Based on the breakthrough technology that has made the original Surgisis material from Cook an advanced tissue repair solution, the newly enhanced Biodesign base material now offers surgeons better handling characteristics, long-term strength and faster tissue remodelling, thereby delivering better surgical outcomes and an improved quality of life for patients.
