Medical textiles

A wound dressing that changes colour when in contact with moisture such as body fluids has been developed by Availtek of Carmel, Indiana, USA.

A patch for repairing an intra-abdominal defect such as a hernia is disclosed by Jason Adams of Farmington, New Mexico, USA.

Barco Uniforms has extended its Grey’s Anatomy scrubs collection with the launch of the Grey’s Anatomy Edge range of healthcare apparel.

A surgical mesh with dimensionally stabilized pores has been developed by Atex Technologies of Pinebluff, North Carolina, USA.

Toray Industries of Tokyo, Japan, has created a bioabsorbable polymer with skin-like flexibility that is said to be able to recover its original shape, even after being stretched to ten times its o

A three-layered wound dressing has been developed by Foshan United Medical Technologies of Foshan, China.

An absorbent cicatrization dressing for the treatment of chronic wounds has been developed by Laboratoires Urgo of Chenôve, France.

A non-adhesive wound dressing system for patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a debilitating skin condition, has been developed by HidraMed Solutions of Galway, Ireland.

Strong braided multifilament sutures that contain cross-linked filaments formed using click chemistry have been developed by Covidien, a subsidiary of Medtronic.

An absorbent wound dressing for wrapping around curved or irregularly shaped parts of the body, such as jointed limbs, has been developed by Brightwake of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, UK.

A prosthesis for the laparoscopic repair of an inguinal hernia is described by Sofradim Production of Trévoux, France, a subsidiary of Medtronic.

A mesh for the repair of defects in muscular structures, particularly for repairing hernias, has been developed by Insightra Medical of Clarksville, Tennessee, USA.

A self-adhesive band for use in a compression stocking or sock has been developed by Ganzoni & Cie of St Gallen, Switzerland, a subsidiary of Sigvaris.

An abdominal hernia repair system has been developed by US inventors Aubrey Woodroof of Carlsbad, California, and Lipton Laverne Martin of Fork, South Carolina.

A method of manufacturing an alginate wound dressing has been patented by Medline Industries of Northfield, Illinois, USA.

The latest developments for the automotive, battery, medical and apparel markets will be the centrepieces of the exhibit by Freudenberg Performance Materials, a specialist in high-performance nonwo

Haemostatic devices for promoting blood clotting are outlined in European Patent Publication EP3412320 by Z-Medica.

A biocompatible anti-adhesion surgical mesh for hernia repair has been developed by Samyang Biopharmaceuticals of Seoul, South Korea.

A water-resistant, lightweight compression and/or retention bandage for use in orthopaedic applications has been developed by BSN Medical of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

An optimized compression bandage has been developed by Laboratoires Urgo of Chenôve, France.

A composite multilayer implantable structure has been developed by Maquet Cardiovascular of Wayne, New Jersey, USA.

An undergarment designed to relieve the symptoms of menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) via compression is described by Ziivaa of Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Oxygen-diffusive wound dressings have been developed by medical device manufacturer Owl Manor Medical of Warsaw, Indiana, USA.

A dressing that will be particularly useful in post-circumcision wound care has been developed by Compose Element of Taipei, Taiwan.

A novel haemostatic textile has been developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Entegrion Inc of Durham, both in North Carolina, USA.

Mölnlycke Health Care of Gothenburg, Sweden, has acquired M&J Airlaid Products of Horsens, Denmark, a manufacturer of absorbent airlaid nonwovens that generates annual revenue of €10 million.

Prime Medical, in partnership with Clorox Professional Products, is introducing a range of hospital privacy curtains, scrubs and laboratory coats that incorporate sodium hypochlorite-based bleach t

The use of Tigr Matrix fully resorbable surgical mesh can improve the outcome in breast cancer patients undergoing immediate reconstruction, according to research published in the Journal of Pl

Implantable medical devices manufacturer Aran Biomedical of Spiddal, Ireland, has developed a textile valve-cover.

Mölnlycke of Gothenburg, Sweden, has launched an all-in-one foam dressing designed to be applied to areas of the body where dressings are not easily retained.

Researchers at Empa of Dübendorf, Switzerland, are developing polymer fibres that react to external stimuli and could be used in medical applications, such as delivering drugs to wounds and measuri

Dr Collin GmbH of Ebersberg, Germany, a maker of pilot and laboratory lines for the processing of plastics, has delivered a micro-extrusion line for surgical sutures to the University of Chiang Mai

An endoluminal prosthesis that can be used to repair or replace a body lumen such as diseased blood vessels has been developed by Medtronic Vascular of Santa Rosa, California, USA.

UltraMend of Ramsey, New Jersey, USA, has developed  a nanotechnology-based delivery platform for the controlled release of therapies and medications directly into a wound site.

A prosthesis for inguinal hernioplasty has been developed by Angelo Guttadauro of Milan, Italy.

A wound dressing material that contains sodium bicarbonate to control odour has been developed by Medline Industries of Northfield, Illinois, USA.

A chitosan-based woven dressing has been developed by CoreLeader Biotech of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Antimicrobial elastic support bandages that provide cover, support and compression to an injured body part while having long-term antimicrobial activity are described by Silver X Technologies of Ph

A spacer fabric mesh for use in tissue engineering applications has been developed by medical device manufacturer Arthrex of Naples, Florida, USA.

A looped suture with a tapered surface has been designed by Medtronic (formerly Covidien) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

A surgical gown (1001) with sealed sleeves has been developed by Medline Industries of Northfield, Illinois, USA.

An improved compression bandage has been developed by Karl Otto Braun of Wolfstein, Germany.

A graft used to surgically repair a shoulder joint has been developed by Arthrex.

A patch for repairing a hernia defect, such as an opening or weakness in a tissue or muscle wall (e.g. the abdominal wall), is disclosed by C.R. Bard of Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA.

Improved biodegradable vascular grafts have been developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, USA.

Researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a self-fitting scaffold that can be implanted into bone defects to stimulate bone regeneration.

Suture manufacturer Teleflex Medical OEM has announced a new braiding technology that can divide a suture into multiple end branches or integrate several “loops” within the strand.

A multilayered wound dressing that provides improved protection of a wound site has been developed by Smith & Nephew of London, UK.

A method for making an expanded, and optionally multi-component and/or coloured, polytetrafluoro­ethylene (ePTFE) monofilament suture is disclosed by Teleflex Medical.