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Silmedic®

Source: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.
Silmedic® products are manufactured from peroxide-cured silicone under good manufacturing practices. These products are selected for quality of the intrinsic property of materials and the purity of formulations. Silmedic® is available in a variety of mechanical characteristics and durometers. All SilMedic® silicone products are in strict compliance with the regulations of European Pharmacopea, USP Class VI and FDA criteria.
Silmedic® products are manufactured from peroxide-cured silicone under good manufacturing practices. Silmedic® is available in a variety of mechanical characteristics and durometers. All SilMedic® silicone products are in strict compliance with the regulations of European Pharmacopea, USP Class VI and FDA criteria.

Biocompatibility

Thanks to the quality of surfaces obtained and the purity of the material SilMedic® products ensure excellent biocompatibility with the recipient's body tissues, with no biological reaction mechanisms: - low thrombogenicity - no tissue adhesions - very low bacterial adhesion Hemocompatibility

SilMedic® medical grade silicones are among the most hemocompatible synthetic materials available.
- Platelet trapping is considerably reduced - Excellent behavior with respect to hemostasis - Low leucocytosis - Imperceptable activation of the C3A fraction of complement - Contact hemolysis is reduced to a minimum The various features make Silmedic® medical grade suitable for use in the case of prolonged contact with the blood (i.e. extracorporeal circulation, catheterization, dialysis, transfusion, ect...