Designed with: Nicholas T. Iliff, M.D., Shannath L. Merbs, M.D., Ph. D., and Michael P. Grant, M.D., Ph. D.

The new MEDPOR® TITAN™ Sheets are intended for non-weight-bearing applications of craniofacial reconstructive/cosmetic surgery, and repair of craniofacial trauma.

Titanium mesh and MEDPOR Polyethylene Implants have a long history of successful use in trauma repair. When cut, traditional titanium mesh may exhibit many sharp points and edges that can make insertion difficult. A thin coating of high-density polyethylene placed on both sides of a titanium mesh minimizes sharp edges even when the implant is cut. The titanium mesh is radio-opaque, making the implant visible on radiographs or CT scans. The titanium mesh used in the MEDPOR biomaterial allows the surgeon to bend and contour a thin implant material to the desired shape while providing the strength usually associated with a much thicker traditional MEDPOR implant.

Patent Pending

Surgeons may choose from three types of MEDPOR TITAN Sheets:

• The MEDPOR TITAN (MTM™) Sheet is a porous, high-density polyethylene sheet with titanium mesh embedded in it, providing the advantages of fibro-vascular integration of the patient's host tissue through the sheet.
• The MEDPOR TITAN BARRIER (MTB™) is a sheet of titanium mesh with a sheet of porous high-density polyethylene on one side of the mesh and solid high-density polyethylene on the other side, thus allowing for fibro-vascular in-growth on only one side of the implant.
• The MEDPOR TITAN Double BARRIER (BTB™) Sheet is a sheet of titanium mesh that is embedded between two solid, high-density polyethylene sheets that act as a barrier to tissue attachment and may help facilitate implant placement.

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