In an ongoing commitment to soft tissue repair innovation, Cook Medical, Bloomington, Ind., announced the global launch of its newest generation of Biodesign technology at the 2008 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons held Oct. 12-16 in San Francisco. The product line combines synthetic mesh and biologic grafts, while reducing disadvantages associated with those materials, including erosion and infection.

The Biodesign hernia graft is quilted for reliable handling and perforated to ensure adequate drainage. Serving as a full-strength scaffold, the graft signals surrounding tissue to promote rapid and complete remodelling that, over time, becomes strong, vascularized tissue.