How will ePTFE show up on CT, MRI, x-rays or Ultrasound?

Because of the density differences between ePTFE and the rest of the body, high resolution imaging techniques, such as CT and MRI, will reveal ePTFE, both immediately following implant and after ingrowth at longer time frames. X-rays offer a fairly low resolution level and will not show an ePTFE product. Ultrasound can be impeded in the immediate post-operative period until cells and fluids fill the internodal spaces of ePTFE. Once this has occurred, the sound waves can pass through the material and allow imaging below the patch with ultrasound. Prior to this, it may be impossible to image through the product.

GORE MYCROMESH® Biomaterial
GORE MYCROMESH® Biomaterial provides the answer to the most demanding hernia and soft tissue reconstructions. Made from strong, soft, inert and conformable ePTFE, GORE MYCROMESH® Biomaterial incorporates a microporous node and fibril structure with regularly spaced macropores.

Can a patient with an ePTFE patch safely undergo radiation therapy?

Yes. The amount of radiation needed to degrade ePTFE is substantially above the patient survival dose.