29 matching records for PTFE.
A sterile device that is made up of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), commonly known as Teflon, reinforced with carbon fibres to make a porous implant material. Such a device may be used in cosmetic surgery to restore the shape of the chin, jaw, nose, or bone...
A sterile artificial substitute for a blood vessel intended to replace or bypass the diseased or injured vessel. It is typically made of woven or knitted polyethylene terephthalate (Dacron) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fabrics and is best suited for la...
A sterile non-bioabsorbable tubular device intended to be implanted in an obstructed ureter (e.g., from stone, stricture, compression, fibrosis, trauma) to maintain luminal patency allowing urine to drain from the renal pelvis to the bladder. It is made of ...
An implantable artificial substitute for a blood vessel intended to replace or bypass the diseased or injured vessel. It is typically made of woven or knitted polyethylene terephthalate (Dacron) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fabrics and is best suited f...
A small, hollow cylinder intended to be implanted, by insertion through the tympanic membrane, for ventilation or drainage of the middle ear. Otherwise known as a grommet, it is made of materials such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethylene (PE), si...
A sterile metal coil or wire intended to assist the insertion/positioning of a diagnostic/therapeutic device(s) [e.g., endoscope, catheter] within the gastrointestinal (GI) and/or urinary tract. It is typically coated with a plastic material [e.g., polytetr...
A sterile non-bioabsorbable tubular device intended to be implanted in an obstructed biliary duct (e.g., common bile duct) to maintain luminal patency. It is made entirely of a synthetic polymer(s) [e.g., polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethylene (PE), s...
A sterile non-bioabsorbable tubular device intended to be implanted in an obstructed pancreatic duct (e.g., due to stricture or malignancy) to maintain luminal patency; it may also be intended to treat a wide variety of conditions in pancreatic endoscopy (e...
A small, hollow cylinder intended to be implanted, by insertion through the tympanic membrane, for ventilation or drainage of the middle ear. Otherwise known as a myringotomy tube, grommet or an aural vent tube, it is made of materials such as polytetrafluo...
A sterile implantable material designed to reinforce suture lines and/or increase the strength of weak or injured cardiac and/or peripheral vascular tissues during cardiovascular repair/reconstruction procedures (e.g., annulus or septal defect repair, endar...
An implantable material designed to reinforce suture lines and/or increase the strength of weak or injured cardiac and/or peripheral vascular tissues during cardiovascular repair/reconstruction procedures (e.g., annulus or septal defect repair, endarterecto...
A metal coil or wire intended to assist the insertion/positioning of a diagnostic/therapeutic device(s) [e.g., endoscope, catheter] within the gastrointestinal (GI) and/or urinary tract. It is typically coated with a plastic material [e.g., polytetrafluoroe...
An implantable device that combines various bone substitute materials and/or bone growth factors to serve as a structural bone replacement typically when bone is lost due to trauma or osteoporosis. It is available in a variety of combinations such as collag...
An assembly of sterile devices inserted through a compatible flexible endoscope to implant a stent, typically into a pancreatic or biliary duct in order to maintain patency. It typically consists of a positioning catheter onto which the stent is loaded, a g...
A long, thin, sterile wire designed to provide the necessary length to allow the exchange of one coronary artery dilatation catheter for another, while maintaining the position of the cardiac catheter guidewire in the coronary artery, during angiography or ...
A metal coil or wire intended to to assist the insertion/positioning of a diagnostic/therapeutic device(s) [e.g., endoscope, catheter] within the gastrointestinal (GI) and/or urinary tract. It is typically coated with a plastic material [e.g., polytetrafluo...
A flexible tube with a pressure sensor, transducer, and/or thermistor located at its distal tip, used for intrapartum transcervical measurement of the intrauterine and amniotic pressures. It is attached at its proximal end via a signal cable to an external ...
A preformed device intended to be implanted to reconstruct the middle ear cavity during repair of the tympanic membrane by permitting an ample air-filled cavity to be maintained in the middle ear; it also promotes regeneration of the mucous membrane lining ...
A long, thin, sterile wire designed to provide the necessary length to allow the exchange of a catheter, or other interventional device, while maintaining the intravascular position of the catheter guidewire during an interventional procedure in the periphe...
An implantable, non-bioabsorbable, woven/knitted porous material made of a synthetic polymer(s) [e.g., polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)] intended to temporarily provide stabilization and support to a bone graft in the alveolar ridges, maxilla, or mandible. It...
A non-bioabsorbable, implantable tubular device intended to treat critical lower-limb ischemia by creating a communication (shunt) between an artery and a vein to produce venous arterialization in the below-knee vasculature for restoration of blood flow. It...
An implantable synthetic material [e.g., calcium hydroxyapatite, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) -- commonly known as Teflon] designed as a space-occupying bulking agent to treat patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis to improve voice quality. The dev...
A sterile metal wire intended to assist the insertion/positioning of a diagnostic/therapeutic device(s) [e.g., bronchoscope, catheter] exclusively within the tracheobronchial tree. It is typically coated with a plastic material [e.g., polytetrafluoroethylen...
An implantable device formed as a circular band used to help prevent the eyelid from adhering to the eyeball. It is used occasionally in the case of, e.g., glaucoma, to keep raw surfaces separated. The device is made of synthetic material, e.g., polytetrafl...
A metal coil or wire intended to assist the insertion/positioning of a diagnostic/therapeutic device(s) [e.g., endoscope, catheter] within the gastrointestinal (GI) and/or urinary tract. It is typically coated with a plastic material [e.g., polytetrafluoroe...
An implantable artificial substitute for a blood vessel intended to replace, bypass or shunt a portion of peripheral vasculature (excludes coronary and cerebral arteries) due to a disease, injury, or for haemodialysis access. It is made of synthetic polymer...
A collection of non-sterile devices that includes a urological catheter (with or without a urine drainage bag), a cap, and other related accessories intended for self-urinary catheterization. The catheter may be repeatedly inserted through the urethra by th...
An implantable ocular device used as an external cover (a wrap) for an orbital implant used in enucleation surgery, and to protect the surrounding orbital tissue from the surface of the implant. It is typically made of processed animal materials (e.g., bovi...
A sterile flexible tube designed for the surgical aspiration of epididymal fluid during sperm extraction procedures such as microepididymal sperm aspiration (MESA), percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA), and during open testicular procedures. It i...