| Absorv® Bioabsorbable products are particularly suitable for medical applications seeking to provide an alternative to metal stents or other components. Absorv® products are extruded from synthetic homopolymers such as PLA, PGA, PCL, and others. These materials can be combined by Zeus' design engineers as copolymers to achieve controlled degradation profiles for absorbable scaffolds. Zeus' extruded products can be precision laser cut or coated with medications to create drug-eluting implants. Applications include: - Orthopedic – fracture fixation plates, pins and screws, bone augmentation, nails (scaffolding)
- Dental – packing, dry socket treatment, scaffolding
- Surgical – ligament repair, wound closure (sutures, suture anchors, skin staples, and adhesives), adhesion barriers, drug delivery, antineoplastic delivery, ligating clips, hemostasis clips, temporary RO markers
- Stents – vascular, coronary, biliary, ureteral, esophageal, etc.
- Tissue engineering – 3-D structures, electrospinning, molded, extruded vascular graft with scaffolding, bowel anastomosis and ureteral anastomosis, guided nerve regeneration, percutaneous devices with limited in-growth, tissue engineering scaffolds, vehicles for controlled drug and therapeutic agent delivery
Key Properties: - Controlled/gradual rates of bioabsorption or degradation
- Capable of safely existing in and being absorbed by the body
- Varying strengths and stiffness
- Absence of stress shielding associated with long term permanent implants
- FDA-approved for medical devices
Zeus Capabilities:- Extruded Tubing, Profiles, Monofilament, Drawn Fiber, and Ribbon
- 100 µm wall thicknesses available
- Ability to compound and synthesize bioabsorbable resins for in vitro testing
- Advanced processing and development expertise
- Custom extrusion and processing of proprietary resins
- Network of partners to laser cut end devices
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