FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Meeting that it has received approval from Health Canada for GORE® SEAMGUARD® Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement. The device is specifically engineered to reduce the incidence of perioperative leaks and bleeding in a variety of open and minimally invasive surgeries. With more than 15 years of bioabsorbable material technology research and clinical use supporting it, GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement has a proven record of safety. Worldwide, more than 500,000 successful implants have been completed and more than 40 clinical papers have documented its successful use in bariatric, colorectal and thoracic procedures.
