TUTOPATCH® is used in many disciplines for the replacement or re-strengthening of connective tissues, including:

• Neurosurgery: Duraplasty, dural extension, dural replacement
• ENT: Tympanoplasty, duraplasty (fronto-temporal bone), dura preservation in case of bone damage in air-filled sinuses, closure of sinus entrance in frontal sinus destruction, suspension procedures in facial nerve paralysis, preservation of deep structures after radical dissection of the neck, re-strengthening of tracheal sutures, post-paratidectomy damage filling.
• Oromaxillofacial Surgery: Orbital floor repair, closure of the facial maxillary sinus wall, protection of Schneider membrane in sinus floor agmentation, membrane for GTR and GBR.
• Ophthalmology: Closing of scleral bends, scleroplasty
• Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pericardium replacement, chest wall replacement, reinforcement of sutures and esophageal sutures in case of lung resection, closure of retroperitoneum, closure of vascular grafts
• Abdominal Surgery: Sturdy closure of the abdomen in hernia surgeries (avoid abdominal wall replacement), hiatus hernia
• Urology: Reinforcement of sutures in case of ruptured kidneys, patch repair after renal pole resection, tunica albuginea replacement
• Gynecology: Sling procedures for stress incontinence, sacrocolpopexy for vaginal prolapse
• Orthopedics: Resection-interposition arthroplasty
• Trauma Surgery: Reinforcement of primary ligament and tendon sutures
• Plastic Surgery: Filling subcutaneous defects, filling wrinkles

Features & Benefits

• Sterile according to DIN EN 556-1,
• Safety reaching SAL (Sterility Assurance Level) 10-6
• Confirmed viral inactivation
• Biocompatible
• Fully formable
• Available in various sizes