Mentor Acquires New Implant for Incontinence

A new surgically implantable device for the treatment of stress incontinence in women has been acquired by Mentor Corp. (Santa Barbara, CA, USA) from ProSurg, Inc. (San Jose, CA, USA). Terms were not disclosed.

Called the SABRE (Self-anchoring BioResorbable) Sling, the device is the first to be made of bioresorbable synthetic polymers. Other currently available implants are made of nonresorbable synthetics or natural tissues of human or animal origin. The new sling will expand Mentor's product line. The company already markets the Suspend and Axis slings, which are made of specially processed human tissue. The SABRE has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

"The design of the SABRE sling allows for a minimally invasive, quick procedure,” noted Dr. Gamal Ghoniem of the Cleveland Clinic, Florida (Orlando, USA), who performed the first US SABRE procedure. "Because it is resorbable, like the slings made from natural tissue, we anticipate that it will not have the long-term problems associated with nonresorbable synthetic slings.”




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