Bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement
A single-use strip of bioabsorbable polyglycolic acid/trimethylene carbonate copolymer scaffold (~0.4 mm thick), loaded onto the linear or circular stapler jaws before firing, absorbed over about 6-7 months.
How it is used
Reinforcement of the staple line in sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass, to reduce bleeding and leakage from the mechanical suture line.
Clinical tip
A case-control study of 626 sleeve gastrectomies used it in 71.9% of cases; a cited systematic review found leak rates below 1% with its use, versus higher rates with no reinforcement or manual oversewing.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-16.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.